Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Seychelles flying fox

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Pteropus seychellensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Seychelles flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hsunycteris	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Pteropus seychellensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Patton’s Nectar Bat and Seychelles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Seychelles flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Seychelles flying fox
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.

Seychelles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.