Heller's Broad-nosed Bat vs long yam

Platyrrhinus helleri compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Dioscorea
Species	Platyrrhinus helleri	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	long yam
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.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.