Greater Broad-nosed Bat vs Louse

Platyrrhinus vittatus compared with Polyplax serrata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Broad-nosed Bat	Louse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Psocodea (Psocodea)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Polyplacidae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Polyplax
Species	Platyrrhinus vittatus	Polyplax serrata

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Broad-nosed Bat and Louse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Louse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.