Patton’s Nectar Bat vs

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Sphingobium abikonense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Sphingobium
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Sphingobium abikonense

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobium abikonense is a Gram-negative aerobic rod first isolated in Abiko, Japan, capable of degrading xenobiotic compounds. It inhabits contaminated soils and sediments in industrial regions. This chemoheterotrophic bacterium degrades polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and aromatic compounds in polluted environments.