Arrowleaf butterfly pea vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Centrosema sagittatum compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Arrowleaf butterfly pea is Not Evaluated while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowleaf butterfly pea	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Centrosema	Hsunycteris
Species	Centrosema sagittatum	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Arrowleaf butterfly pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowleaf butterfly pea	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowleaf butterfly pea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Arrowleaf butterfly pea

The Arrowleaf butterfly pea, Centrosema sagittatum, is a species. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.