Heller's Broad-nosed Bat vs Little Yellow-shouldered Bat

Platyrrhinus helleri compared with Sturnira lilium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Little Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (morcego)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Sturnira
Species	Platyrrhinus helleri	Sturnira lilium

Evolutionary Relationship

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat and Little Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Little Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Little Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Little Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela