Heller's Broad-nosed Bat vs Hill Soldier

Platyrrhinus helleri compared with Oxycera pardalina

Key Differences

• Heller's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Hill Soldier is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Hill Soldier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Oxycera
Species	Platyrrhinus helleri	Oxycera pardalina

Evolutionary Relationship

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat and Hill Soldier share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hill Soldier

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Hill Soldier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Hill Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.