Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Slimleaf bur ragweed

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Ambrosia tenuifolia

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Slimleaf bur ragweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Slimleaf bur ragweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hsunycteris	Ambrosia
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Ambrosia tenuifolia

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Slimleaf bur ragweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Slimleaf bur ragweed
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.

Slimleaf bur ragweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (Israel, Turkey), Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).