pata de gallina vs Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Eleusine indica compared with Platyrrhinus helleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pata de gallina	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Eleusine	Platyrrhinus
Species	Eleusine indica	Platyrrhinus helleri

Conservation Status

pata de gallina

LC — Least Concern

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pata de gallina	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

pata de gallina

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (23 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (18 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (11 countries).

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela