Onionweed vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Asphodelus fistulosus compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Onionweed is Not Evaluated while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Onionweed	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asphodelaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Asphodelus	Hsunycteris
Species	Asphodelus fistulosus	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Onionweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Onionweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (9 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.