Patton’s Nectar Bat vs pignut

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.