buri palm vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Corypha utan compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	buri palm	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Arecaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Corypha	Hsunycteris
Species	Corypha utan	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

buri palm

LC — Least Concern

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	buri palm	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

buri palm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and Seychelles.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

buri palm

The buri palm (Corypha utan) is a species in the genus Corypha. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.