Flower-faced Bat vs parrot's-flower

Anthops ornatus compared with Heliconia psittacorum

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while parrot's-flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	parrot's-flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Hipposideridae	Heliconiaceae
Genus	Anthops	Heliconia
Species	Anthops ornatus	Heliconia psittacorum

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

parrot's-flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flower-faced Bat	parrot's-flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

parrot's-flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Saint Kitts and Nevis), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).