Patton’s Nectar Bat vs spirea aphid

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Aphis spiraecola

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	spirea aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Aphididae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Aphis
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Aphis spiraecola

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

spirea aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	spirea aphid
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.

spirea aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Cote d'Ivoire, Malawi), Asia (Georgia, Israel), Europe (19 countries), North America (Barbados, Dominica, United States), and South America (Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador