Heller's Broad-nosed Bat vs Maui's paddle

Platyrrhinus helleri compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• Heller's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Elaphoglossum
Species	Platyrrhinus helleri	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Maui's paddle
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.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.