Heller's Broad-nosed Bat vs Little Red Flying Fox

Platyrrhinus helleri compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Little Red Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Platyrrhinus helleri	Pteropus scapulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat and Little Red Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Little Red Flying Fox
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.

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.