Curran’s Pitogo vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Cycas curranii compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curran’s Pitogo	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cycadaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cycas	Hsunycteris
Species	Cycas curranii	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curran’s Pitogo	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curran’s Pitogo

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.