Heller's Broad-nosed Bat vs Starry Pipewort

Platyrrhinus helleri compared with Eriocaulon stellulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Starry Pipewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Eriocaulaceae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Eriocaulon
Species	Platyrrhinus helleri	Eriocaulon stellulatum

Conservation Status

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Starry Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Starry Pipewort
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.

Starry Pipewort

Habitat

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