Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat vs talipot palm

Platyrrhinus matapalensis compared with Corypha umbraculifera

Key Differences

• Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat is Near Threatened while talipot palm is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat	talipot palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Corypha
Species	Platyrrhinus matapalensis	Corypha umbraculifera

Conservation Status

Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

talipot palm

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat	talipot palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

talipot palm

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cuba, Seychelles, and Taiwan.