Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Sooty Tern

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Onychoprion fuscatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Sooty Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Laridae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Onychoprion
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Onychoprion fuscatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Patton’s Nectar Bat and Sooty Tern share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sooty Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Sooty Tern
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.

Sooty Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia