Heller's Broad-nosed Bat vs Silky Thorn

Platyrrhinus helleri compared with Vachellia rehmanniana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Silky Thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Vachellia
Species	Platyrrhinus helleri	Vachellia rehmanniana

Conservation Status

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Silky Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Silky Thorn
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.

Silky Thorn

Habitat

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