Bedstraw Smut vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Melanotaenium endogenum compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Bedstraw Smut is Not Evaluated while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bedstraw Smut	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Melanotaeniaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Melanotaenium	Hsunycteris
Species	Melanotaenium endogenum	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Bedstraw Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bedstraw Smut	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bedstraw Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Bedstraw Smut

The Bedstraw Smut (Melanotaenium endogenum) is a species in the genus Melanotaenium. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Melanotaenium endogenum.