Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Pot marigold

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Calendula officinalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Pot marigold
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hsunycteris	Calendula
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Calendula officinalis

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pot marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Pot marigold
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.

Pot marigold

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, Morocco), Asia (4 countries), Europe (28 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador