marsh pennywort vs Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat

Hydrocotyle vulgaris compared with Platyrrhinus matapalensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	marsh pennywort	Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Araliaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hydrocotyle	Platyrrhinus
Species	Hydrocotyle vulgaris	Platyrrhinus matapalensis

Conservation Status

marsh pennywort

NT — Near Threatened

Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	marsh pennywort	Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

marsh pennywort

Habitat

Inhabits temperate grasslands and steppes and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (Georgia, Japan, Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.