Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Slender Indigo

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Indigofera exilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Slender Indigo
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	Indigofera
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Indigofera exilis

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Slender Indigo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Slender Indigo
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.

Slender Indigo

Habitat

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