Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Rosette Tooth

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Hydnellum cumulatum

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Rosette Tooth is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Rosette Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Hydnellum
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Hydnellum cumulatum

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rosette Tooth

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Rosette Tooth
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.

Rosette Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.