Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Pith Plant

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Aeschynomene aspera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Pith Plant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Aeschynomene
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Aeschynomene aspera

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pith Plant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Pith Plant
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.

Pith Plant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Madagascar.