Heller's Broad-nosed Bat vs Pomelo

Platyrrhinus helleri compared with Citrus maxima

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Pomelo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Citrus
Species	Platyrrhinus helleri	Citrus maxima

Conservation Status

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pomelo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Pomelo
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.

Pomelo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Laos, Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador