Buffy Broad-nosed Bat vs Red melastome

Platyrrhinus infuscus compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffy Broad-nosed Bat	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Melastoma
Species	Platyrrhinus infuscus	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Buffy Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffy Broad-nosed Bat	Red melastome
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffy Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Red melastome

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.

Buffy Broad-nosed Bat

The Buffy Broad-Nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus infuscus) is a species in the genus Platyrrhinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.