Mountain Cocoa vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Theobroma gileri compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Cocoa	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	Malvaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Theobroma	Hsunycteris
Species	Theobroma gileri	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Mountain Cocoa

VU — Vulnerable

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Cocoa

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia