Cape Lilac vs Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Ehretia rigida compared with Platyrrhinus helleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Lilac	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ehretiaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Ehretia	Platyrrhinus
Species	Ehretia rigida	Platyrrhinus helleri

Conservation Status

Cape Lilac

LC — Least Concern

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Lilac	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Lilac

Habitat

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

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Cape Lilac

The Cape Lilac (Ehretia rigida) is a species in the genus Ehretia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.