mountain spike-moss vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Selaginella densa compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• mountain spike-moss is Not Evaluated while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain spike-moss	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Selaginellaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Selaginella	Hsunycteris
Species	Selaginella densa	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

mountain spike-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain spike-moss	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain spike-moss

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Canada.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.