Giant arrowhead vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Sagittaria montevidensis compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant arrowhead	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Alismataceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Sagittaria	Hsunycteris
Species	Sagittaria montevidensis	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Giant arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Asia (Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.