Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Smoky Bracket

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Bjerkandera adusta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Smoky Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Phanerochaetaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Bjerkandera
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Bjerkandera adusta

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Smoky Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Smoky Bracket
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.

Smoky Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).