Heller's Broad-nosed Bat vs purging croton

Platyrrhinus helleri compared with Croton laevigatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	purging croton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Croton
Species	Platyrrhinus helleri	Croton laevigatus

Conservation Status

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

purging croton

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	purging croton
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.

purging croton

Habitat

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