Light Red Meranti vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Shorea smithiana compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Light Red Meranti is Vulnerable while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Light Red Meranti	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Shorea	Hsunycteris
Species	Shorea smithiana	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Light Red Meranti

VU — Vulnerable

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Light Red Meranti	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Light Red Meranti

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.