Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Shrub lespedeza

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Lespedeza bicolor

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Shrub lespedeza is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Shrub lespedeza
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Lespedeza
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Lespedeza bicolor

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shrub lespedeza

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Shrub lespedeza
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.

Shrub lespedeza

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Georgia, India, Taiwan, and United States.