Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Potato flea beetle

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Psylliodes affinis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Potato flea beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Psylliodes
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Psylliodes affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

Patton’s Nectar Bat and Potato flea beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Potato flea beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Potato flea beetle
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.

Potato flea beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).