Cut-Leaf Mallow vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Malva alcea compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Cut-Leaf Mallow is Near Threatened while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cut-Leaf Mallow	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Malvaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Malva	Hsunycteris
Species	Malva alcea	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Cut-Leaf Mallow

NT — Near Threatened

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cut-Leaf Mallow	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cut-Leaf Mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.