Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Silky Thorn

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Vachellia rehmanniana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Silky Thorn
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	Vachellia
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Vachellia rehmanniana

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Silky Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Silky Thorn
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 Thorn

Habitat

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