Heller's Broad-nosed Bat vs Keeled wormseed

Platyrrhinus helleri compared with Dysphania carinata

Key Differences

• Heller's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Keeled wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Keeled wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Dysphania
Species	Platyrrhinus helleri	Dysphania carinata

Conservation Status

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Keeled wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Keeled wormseed
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.

Keeled wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (India, Saudi Arabia), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).