Eight-Angled Floatingheart vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Nymphoides cordata compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Menyanthaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Nymphoides	Hsunycteris
Species	Nymphoides cordata	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.