Forest Ironplum vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Drypetes gerrardii compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Ironplum	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Putranjivaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Drypetes	Hsunycteris
Species	Drypetes gerrardii	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Forest Ironplum

LC — Least Concern

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Ironplum

Habitat

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

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.