Devil's Bit vs Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Ruellia tuberosa compared with Platyrrhinus vittatus

Key Differences

• Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated while Greater Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Bit	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	Acanthaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Ruellia	Platyrrhinus
Species	Ruellia tuberosa	Platyrrhinus vittatus

Conservation Status

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Bit	Greater Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela