Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Smooth Stonewort

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Nitella flexilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Smooth Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Characeae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Nitella
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Nitella flexilis

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Smooth Stonewort
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.

Smooth Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.