False Flasks vs Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Pertusaria propinqua compared with Platyrrhinus vittatus

Key Differences

• False Flasks is Not Evaluated while Greater Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Flasks	Greater Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pertusariaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pertusaria	Platyrrhinus
Species	Pertusaria propinqua	Platyrrhinus vittatus

Conservation Status

False Flasks

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Flasks	Greater Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Flasks

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.