Heller's Broad-nosed Bat vs Mountain Aster

Platyrrhinus helleri compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

• Heller's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Oclemena
Species	Platyrrhinus helleri	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Mountain Aster
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.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.