Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Heteranthera dubia compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Commelinales (Commelinales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pontederiaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Heteranthera	Hsunycteris
Species	Heteranthera dubia	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Habitat

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

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.