Heller's Broad-nosed Bat vs Prickly Pole

Platyrrhinus helleri compared with Bactris jamaicana

Key Differences

• Heller's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Prickly Pole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Prickly Pole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Bactris
Species	Platyrrhinus helleri	Bactris jamaicana

Conservation Status

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Pole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Prickly Pole
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.

Prickly Pole

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.