Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat vs Sparkling Violetear

Platyrrhinus ismaeli compared with Colibri coruscans

Key Differences

Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat is Vulnerable while Sparkling Violetear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat	Sparkling Violetear
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Colibri
Species	Platyrrhinus ismaeli	Colibri coruscans

Evolutionary Relationship

Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat and Sparkling Violetear share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Sparkling Violetear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat	Sparkling Violetear
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.

Sparkling Violetear

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

A large, brilliant hummingbird of the Andes and high Venezuelan tepuis, sparkling violetears display glittering blue-green plumage with an iridescent violet-blue ear patch and chin that sparkle intensely in sunlight — delivering on their evocative name. Found at elevations of 1,200–3,000 meters across Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru in montane forest and scrub. Among the most common Andean hummingbirds, they are highly aggressive and vocal territory defenders at flower patches.