Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Sand Violet

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Viola fimbriatula

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Sand Violet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Sand Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Violaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Viola
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Viola fimbriatula

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sand Violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Sand Violet
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.

Sand Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.