Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Pumpkin Ash

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Fraxinus profunda

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Pumpkin Ash is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Pumpkin Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Fraxinus
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Fraxinus profunda

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pumpkin Ash

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Pumpkin Ash
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.

Pumpkin Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.