Least Evening-Primrose vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Oenothera parviflora compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Least Evening-Primrose is Not Evaluated while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Least Evening-Primrose	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	Onagraceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Oenothera	Hsunycteris
Species	Oenothera parviflora	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Least Evening-Primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Least Evening-Primrose	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Least Evening-Primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (China, Japan), Europe (20 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.