Mexican Funnel-eared Bat vs parrot's-flower

Natalus mexicanus compared with Heliconia psittacorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Funnel-eared 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	Natalidae	Heliconiaceae
Genus	Natalus	Heliconia
Species	Natalus mexicanus	Heliconia psittacorum

Conservation Status

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

parrot's-flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Funnel-eared Bat	parrot's-flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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).