Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Southern Comma

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Polygonia egea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Southern Comma
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Hsunycteris	Polygonia
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Polygonia egea

Evolutionary Relationship

Patton’s Nectar Bat and Southern Comma share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Southern Comma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Southern Comma
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 Comma

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (18 countries).