MacConnell's Bat vs parrot's-flower

Mesophylla macconnelli compared with Heliconia psittacorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	MacConnell's Bat	parrot's-flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Heliconiaceae
Genus	Mesophylla	Heliconia
Species	Mesophylla macconnelli	Heliconia psittacorum

Conservation Status

MacConnell's Bat

LC — Least Concern

parrot's-flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	MacConnell's Bat	parrot's-flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

MacConnell's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

parrot's-flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Saint Kitts and Nevis), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).