Holywood vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Guaiacum sanctum compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Holywood is Near Threatened while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Holywood	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zygophyllales (Zygophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Zygophyllaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Guaiacum	Hsunycteris
Species	Guaiacum sanctum	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Holywood

NT — Near Threatened

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Holywood

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.