Heller's Broad-nosed Bat vs Silver wattle

Platyrrhinus helleri compared with Acacia retinodes

Key Differences

• Heller's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Silver wattle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Silver wattle
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	Acacia
Species	Platyrrhinus helleri	Acacia retinodes

Conservation Status

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Silver wattle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Silver wattle
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.

Silver wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Mauritius), Asia (India, Turkey), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador