Downy Ground-Cherry vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Physalis pubescens compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Downy Ground-Cherry is Not Evaluated while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Ground-Cherry	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Solanaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Physalis	Hsunycteris
Species	Physalis pubescens	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Downy Ground-Cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Ground-Cherry	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Downy Ground-Cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (China, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia