Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat vs Rough Marsh-mallow

Platyrrhinus ismaeli compared with Althaea hirsuta

Key Differences

• Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat is Vulnerable while Rough Marsh-mallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat	Rough Marsh-mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Althaea
Species	Platyrrhinus ismaeli	Althaea hirsuta

Conservation Status

Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Rough Marsh-mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat	Rough Marsh-mallow
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.

Rough Marsh-mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).