Heller's Broad-nosed Bat vs Water Chickweed

Platyrrhinus helleri compared with Stellaria aquatica

Key Differences

• Heller's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Water Chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Water Chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Stellaria
Species	Platyrrhinus helleri	Stellaria aquatica

Conservation Status

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Water Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Water Chickweed
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.

Water Chickweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.