Patton’s Nectar Bat vs small-rooted sedge

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Carex micropoda

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while small-rooted sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	small-rooted sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Carex
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Carex micropoda

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

small-rooted sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	small-rooted sedge
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-rooted sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.