Carolina Ash vs Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Fraxinus caroliniana compared with Platyrrhinus vittatus

Key Differences

• Carolina Ash is Endangered while Greater Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carolina Ash	Greater Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Oleaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Fraxinus	Platyrrhinus
Species	Fraxinus caroliniana	Platyrrhinus vittatus

Conservation Status

Carolina Ash

EN — Endangered

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carolina Ash	Greater Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carolina Ash

Habitat

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

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Carolina Ash

The Carolina Ash (Fraxinus caroliniana) is a species in the genus Fraxinus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.