Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Slippery Jack

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Suillus luteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Suillus
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Slippery Jack
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.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).