Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Robbins Spikerush

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Eleocharis robbinsii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Robbins Spikerush
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	Eleocharis
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Eleocharis robbinsii

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Robbins Spikerush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Robbins Spikerush
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.

Robbins Spikerush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.