Heller's Broad-nosed Bat vs Shepherd's purse

Platyrrhinus helleri compared with Capsella bursa-pastoris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Shepherd's purse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Capsella
Species	Platyrrhinus helleri	Capsella bursa-pastoris

Conservation Status

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shepherd's purse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Shepherd's purse
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.

Shepherd's purse

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador