Heller's Broad-nosed Bat vs spiral ginger

Platyrrhinus helleri compared with Costus pulverulentus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	spiral ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Costaceae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Costus
Species	Platyrrhinus helleri	Costus pulverulentus

Conservation Status

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

spiral ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	spiral ginger
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.

spiral ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia