Curran’s Pitogo vs Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Cycas curranii compared with Platyrrhinus helleri

Key Differences

• Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered while Heller's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curran’s Pitogo	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cycadaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cycas	Platyrrhinus
Species	Cycas curranii	Platyrrhinus helleri

Conservation Status

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curran’s Pitogo	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curran’s Pitogo

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.