Gilded Flicker vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Colaptes chrysoides compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilded Flicker	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Picidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Colaptes	Hsunycteris
Species	Colaptes chrysoides	Hsunycteris pattoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Gilded Flicker and Patton’s Nectar Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gilded Flicker

LC — Least Concern

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gilded Flicker	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilded Flicker

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.