mandrill vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Mandrillus sphinx compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• mandrill is Vulnerable while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mandrill	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Mandrillus	Hsunycteris
Species	Mandrillus sphinx	Hsunycteris pattoni

Evolutionary Relationship

mandrill and Patton’s Nectar Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

mandrill

VU — Vulnerable

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

mandrill

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.