Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Redclaw

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Cherax quadricarinatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Redclaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Parastacidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Cherax
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Cherax quadricarinatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Redclaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Redclaw
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.

Redclaw

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador