Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Slender lungfish

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Protopterus dolloi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Slender lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Protopteridae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Protopterus
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Protopterus dolloi

Evolutionary Relationship

Patton’s Nectar Bat and Slender lungfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Slender lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Slender lungfish
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 lungfish