Patton’s Nectar Bat vs spiral ginger

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Costus pulverulentus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	spiral ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Costaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Costus
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Costus pulverulentus

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

spiral ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	spiral ginger
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.

spiral ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia