Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Shoddy Ragwort

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Senecio pterophorus

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Shoddy Ragwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Shoddy Ragwort
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	Senecio
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Senecio pterophorus

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shoddy Ragwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Shoddy Ragwort
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.

Shoddy Ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).