Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Roadside flatsedge

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Cyperus sphacelatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Roadside flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Cyperus
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Cyperus sphacelatus

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Roadside flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Roadside flatsedge
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.

Roadside flatsedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea), Asia (6 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).