Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Silky jackbean

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Canavalia sericea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Silky jackbean
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	Canavalia
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Canavalia sericea

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Silky jackbean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Silky jackbean
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.

Silky jackbean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.