Heller's Broad-nosed Bat vs Rough Star-thistle

Platyrrhinus helleri compared with Centaurea aspera

Key Differences

• Heller's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Rough Star-thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Rough Star-thistle
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	Centaurea
Species	Platyrrhinus helleri	Centaurea aspera

Conservation Status

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rough Star-thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Rough Star-thistle
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.

Rough Star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).