Large-leaved Myrtle vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Eugenia erythrophylla compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Large-leaved Myrtle is Near Threatened while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-leaved Myrtle	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Myrtaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Eugenia	Hsunycteris
Species	Eugenia erythrophylla	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Large-leaved Myrtle

NT — Near Threatened

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-leaved Myrtle	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-leaved Myrtle

Habitat

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

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.