hooked-pepperwort vs Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat

Marsilea vestita compared with Platyrrhinus matapalensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	hooked-pepperwort	Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Marsileaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Marsilea	Platyrrhinus
Species	Marsilea vestita	Platyrrhinus matapalensis

Conservation Status

hooked-pepperwort

NT — Near Threatened

Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	hooked-pepperwort	Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

hooked-pepperwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.