Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Small Suncup

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Small Suncup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Aspidonepsis
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Small Suncup
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 Suncup

Habitat

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