Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat vs Red Balau

Platyrrhinus ismaeli compared with Shorea collina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Shorea
Species	Platyrrhinus ismaeli	Shorea collina

Conservation Status

Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat	Red Balau
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.

Red Balau

Habitat

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