Indian fleabane vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Pluchea indica compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Indian fleabane is Not Evaluated while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian fleabane	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pluchea	Hsunycteris
Species	Pluchea indica	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Indian fleabane

NE — Not Evaluated

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan, Yemen), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries).

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.