Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Rust fungus

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Puccinia brachypodii

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Rust fungus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Rust fungus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Puccinia
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Puccinia brachypodii

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rust fungus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Rust fungus
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.

Rust fungus

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).