Coyote gourd vs Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Cucurbita cordata compared with Platyrrhinus helleri

Key Differences

• Coyote gourd is Data Deficient while Heller's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coyote gourd	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cucurbita	Platyrrhinus
Species	Cucurbita cordata	Platyrrhinus helleri

Conservation Status

Coyote gourd

DD — Data Deficient

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coyote gourd	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coyote gourd

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.