Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Small-leaved Myrtle

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Eugenia verdoorniae

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Small-leaved Myrtle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Small-leaved Myrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Eugenia
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Eugenia verdoorniae

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Small-leaved Myrtle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Small-leaved Myrtle
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.

Small-leaved Myrtle

Habitat

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