chestnut worm vs Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Lumbricus castaneus compared with Platyrrhinus helleri

Key Differences

• chestnut worm is Not Evaluated while Heller's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chestnut worm	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Annelida (Segmented Worms)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Clitellata (Clitellata)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lumbricidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lumbricus	Platyrrhinus
Species	Lumbricus castaneus	Platyrrhinus helleri

Evolutionary Relationship

chestnut worm and Heller's Broad-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

chestnut worm

NE — Not Evaluated

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chestnut worm	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chestnut worm

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

chestnut worm

The chestnut worm (Lumbricus castaneus) is a species in the genus Lumbricus. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.