Patton’s Nectar Bat vs purging croton

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Croton laevigatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	purging croton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Croton
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Croton laevigatus

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

purging croton

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	purging croton
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.

purging croton

Habitat

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