captain cone vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Conus capitaneus compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	captain cone	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Neogastropoda (Neogastropoda)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Conidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Conus	Hsunycteris
Species	Conus capitaneus	Hsunycteris pattoni

Evolutionary Relationship

captain cone and Patton’s Nectar Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

captain cone

LC — Least Concern

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	captain cone	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

captain cone

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Mozambique, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, and Taiwan.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

captain cone

The Captain Cone (Conus capitaneus) is a species in the genus Conus. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.