Heller's Broad-nosed Bat vs Marsh Pea

Platyrrhinus helleri compared with Lathyrus palustris

Key Differences

• Heller's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Marsh Pea is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Marsh Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Lathyrus
Species	Platyrrhinus helleri	Lathyrus palustris

Conservation Status

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Pea

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Marsh Pea
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.

Marsh Pea

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including boreal forests and taiga, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.