Incan Broad-nosed Bat vs Prickly Heath

Platyrrhinus incarum compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Incan Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Incan Broad-nosed Bat	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Gaultheria
Species	Platyrrhinus incarum	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Incan Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Incan Broad-nosed Bat	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Incan Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.