Heller's Broad-nosed Bat vs Light Red Meranti

Platyrrhinus helleri compared with Shorea smithiana

Key Differences

• Heller's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Shorea
Species	Platyrrhinus helleri	Shorea smithiana

Conservation Status

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Light Red Meranti
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.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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