Greater Broad-nosed Bat vs Prickly Heath

Platyrrhinus vittatus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Broad-nosed Bat	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Gaultheria
Species	Platyrrhinus vittatus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Broad-nosed Bat	Prickly Heath
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.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.