Corn vs Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat

Zea mays compared with Platyrrhinus matapalensis

Key Differences

• Corn is Not Evaluated while Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Corn	Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Zea	Platyrrhinus
Species	Zea mays	Platyrrhinus matapalensis

Conservation Status

Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Corn	Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Corn

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (25 countries), North America (Canada, Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador