Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat vs Prickly Pole

Platyrrhinus ismaeli compared with Bactris jamaicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat	Prickly Pole
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	Bactris
Species	Platyrrhinus ismaeli	Bactris jamaicana

Conservation Status

Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Prickly Pole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat	Prickly Pole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.