Alpine Yucca vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Yucca baileyi compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Yucca	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asparagaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Yucca	Hsunycteris
Species	Yucca baileyi	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Alpine Yucca

LC — Least Concern

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Yucca	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Yucca

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Alpine Yucca

The Alpine Yucca (Yucca baileyi) is a species in the genus Yucca. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.