Patton’s Nectar Bat vs purple thorn

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Selenia tetralunaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	purple thorn
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Geometridae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Selenia
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Selenia tetralunaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

purple thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	purple thorn
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.

purple thorn

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.