Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Rough Marsh-mallow

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Althaea hirsuta

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Rough Marsh-mallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Rough Marsh-mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Althaea
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Althaea hirsuta

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rough Marsh-mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Rough Marsh-mallow
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.

Rough Marsh-mallow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).