Dark Stonewort vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Nitella opaca compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Stonewort	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Charophyta (Charophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Charales (Charales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Characeae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Nitella	Hsunycteris
Species	Nitella opaca	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Dark Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Stonewort	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.