Malabar Tamarind vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Garcinia gummi-gutta compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malabar Tamarind	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Clusiaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Garcinia	Hsunycteris
Species	Garcinia gummi-gutta	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Malabar Tamarind

LC — Least Concern

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malabar Tamarind	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malabar Tamarind

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.