Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Running mountaingrass

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Oplismenus compositus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Running mountaingrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Hsunycteris	Oplismenus
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Oplismenus compositus

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Running mountaingrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Running mountaingrass
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.

Running mountaingrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia, Taiwan), Europe (France, United Kingdom), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Colombia).