Patton’s Nectar Bat vs polar sedge

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Carex arctiformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	polar sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Carex
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Carex arctiformis

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

polar sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	polar sedge
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.

polar sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.