Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Shining geranium

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Geranium lucidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Shining geranium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Geranium
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Geranium lucidum

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shining geranium

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Shining geranium
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.

Shining geranium

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).