Blue flax vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Linum perenne compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Blue flax is Not Evaluated while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue flax	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Linaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Linum	Hsunycteris
Species	Linum perenne	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Blue flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue flax	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue flax

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Blue flax

The Blue Flax (Linum perenne) is a species in the genus Linum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.