Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Slender oat

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Avena barbata

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Slender oat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Slender oat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Hsunycteris	Avena
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Avena barbata

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Slender oat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Slender oat
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 oat

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Iran, Japan), Europe (14 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).