Heller's Broad-nosed Bat vs Thatch palm

Platyrrhinus helleri compared with Sabal yapa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Thatch palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Sabal
Species	Platyrrhinus helleri	Sabal yapa

Conservation Status

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thatch palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Thatch palm
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.

Thatch palm

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.