Patton’s Nectar Bat vs southern elder

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Sambucus
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	southern elder
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 elder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Brazil.