Heller's Broad-nosed Bat vs Redstem Cassava

Platyrrhinus helleri compared with Manihot rubricaulis

Key Differences

• Heller's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Redstem Cassava is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Redstem Cassava
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	Manihot
Species	Platyrrhinus helleri	Manihot rubricaulis

Conservation Status

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Redstem Cassava

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Redstem Cassava
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.

Redstem Cassava

Habitat

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