Heller's Broad-nosed Bat vs Tufted Foxtail

Platyrrhinus helleri compared with Alopecurus carolinianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Tufted Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Alopecurus
Species	Platyrrhinus helleri	Alopecurus carolinianus

Conservation Status

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Tufted Foxtail
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.

Tufted Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.