Buffy Broad-nosed Bat vs Variable Abalone

Platyrrhinus infuscus compared with Haliotis varia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffy Broad-nosed Bat	Variable Abalone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Haliotidae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Haliotis
Species	Platyrrhinus infuscus	Haliotis varia

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffy Broad-nosed Bat and Variable Abalone share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buffy Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Variable Abalone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffy Broad-nosed Bat	Variable Abalone
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.

Variable Abalone

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Sri Lanka and Taiwan.

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.