Mastic Thyme vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Thymus mastichina compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mastic Thyme	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lamiaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Thymus	Hsunycteris
Species	Thymus mastichina	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mastic Thyme

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.