Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Sheathed Sedge

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Carex vaginata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Sheathed Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Carex
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Carex vaginata

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sheathed Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Sheathed Sedge
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.

Sheathed Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).