Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Sorghum

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Sorghum arundinaceum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Sorghum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Hsunycteris	Sorghum
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Sorghum arundinaceum

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sorghum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Sorghum
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.

Sorghum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (India, Timor-Leste), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (4 countries).