vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Dinobryon suecicum compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Chrysophyceae (Chrysophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chromulinales (Chromulinales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dinobryaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Dinobryon	Hsunycteris
Species	Dinobryon suecicum	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Dinobryon suecicum is a colonial, loricate chrysophyte alga forming branching chains of individual cells in vase-shaped loricae. It inhabits oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes and ponds across boreal and temperate Europe, as its species name referencing Sweden implies. This mixotrophic organism performs photosynthesis and also ingests bacteria as supplemental nutrition.