Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Seychelles Gulper Shark

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Centrophorus seychellorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Seychelles Gulper Shark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Centrophoridae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Centrophorus
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Centrophorus seychellorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Patton’s Nectar Bat and Seychelles Gulper Shark share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Seychelles Gulper Shark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Seychelles Gulper Shark
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 Gulper Shark