Bitter Quandong vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Santalum murrayanum compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Quandong	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Santalales (Santalales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Santalaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Santalum	Hsunycteris
Species	Santalum murrayanum	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Bitter Quandong

LC — Least Concern

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Quandong	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Quandong

Habitat

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

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Bitter Quandong

The Bitter Quandong (Santalum murrayanum) is a species in the genus Santalum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.