Patton’s Nectar Bat vs root-eating beetle

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Rhizophagus bipustulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	root-eating beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Monotomidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Rhizophagus
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Rhizophagus bipustulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

root-eating beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	root-eating beetle
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.

root-eating beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.