Hooked Dock vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Rumex brownii compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Hooked Dock is Not Evaluated while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hooked Dock	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polygonaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Rumex	Hsunycteris
Species	Rumex brownii	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Hooked Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hooked Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.