Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Southern Bracket

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Ganoderma australe

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Southern Bracket is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Southern Bracket

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Southern 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.

Southern Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.