Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Saffron Milk-Cap

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Lactarius deliciosus

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Saffron Milk-Cap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Saffron Milk-Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Lactarius
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Lactarius deliciosus

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Saffron Milk-Cap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Saffron Milk-Cap
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.

Saffron Milk-Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).