Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Serpentine Sunflower

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Helianthus exilis

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Serpentine Sunflower is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Serpentine Sunflower
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	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Helianthus exilis

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Serpentine Sunflower

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Serpentine Sunflower
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.

Serpentine Sunflower

Habitat

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