Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Ruddy Dandelion

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Taraxacum rubicundum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Ruddy Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hsunycteris	Taraxacum
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Taraxacum rubicundum

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ruddy Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Ruddy Dandelion
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.

Ruddy Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.