Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Rigid Beard Moss

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Didymodon rigidulus

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Rigid Beard Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Rigid Beard Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Didymodon
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Didymodon rigidulus

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rigid Beard Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Rigid Beard Moss
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.

Rigid Beard Moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia