Bog Muhly vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Muhlenbergia glomerata compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bog Muhly	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Muhlenbergia	Hsunycteris
Species	Muhlenbergia glomerata	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Bog Muhly

LC — Least Concern

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bog Muhly	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bog Muhly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Bog Muhly

The Bog Muhly (Muhlenbergia glomerata) is a species in the genus Muhlenbergia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.