Leafless Ballart vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Exocarpos aphyllus compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leafless Ballart	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Santalales (Santalales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Santalaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Exocarpos	Hsunycteris
Species	Exocarpos aphyllus	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Leafless Ballart

LC — Least Concern

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Leafless Ballart

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.