Heller's Broad-nosed Bat vs Slippery Jack

Platyrrhinus helleri compared with Suillus luteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Suillus
Species	Platyrrhinus helleri	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Slippery Jack
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.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).