Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat vs Water spangles

Platyrrhinus ismaeli compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat is Vulnerable while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Salvinia
Species	Platyrrhinus ismaeli	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat	Water spangles
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.

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).