Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Prickly Coontail

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Ceratophyllum
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Prickly Coontail
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.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.