Dense-flowered Fumitory vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Fumaria densiflora compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Dense-flowered Fumitory is Critically Endangered while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dense-flowered Fumitory	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Papaveraceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Fumaria	Hsunycteris
Species	Fumaria densiflora	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Dense-flowered Fumitory

CR — Critically Endangered

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dense-flowered Fumitory	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dense-flowered Fumitory

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.