Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Rattlebox

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Sesbania punicea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Rattlebox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Sesbania
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Sesbania punicea

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rattlebox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Rattlebox
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.

Rattlebox

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Venezuela).