Heller's Broad-nosed Bat vs Milky Box

Platyrrhinus helleri compared with Lophostemon lactifluus

Key Differences

• Heller's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Milky Box is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Milky Box
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Lophostemon
Species	Platyrrhinus helleri	Lophostemon lactifluus

Conservation Status

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Milky Box

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Milky Box
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.

Milky Box

Habitat

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