Jack bean vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Canavalia ensiformis compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Jack bean is Not Evaluated while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jack bean	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Canavalia	Hsunycteris
Species	Canavalia ensiformis	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Jack bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jack bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia