Eastern Sowbread vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Cyclamen coum compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Sowbread	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Primulaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cyclamen	Hsunycteris
Species	Cyclamen coum	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Eastern Sowbread

NE — Not Evaluated

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Sowbread

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.