Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Squarrose knapweed

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Centaurea virgata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Squarrose knapweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hsunycteris	Centaurea
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Centaurea virgata

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Squarrose knapweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Squarrose knapweed
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.

Squarrose knapweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across France, Sweden, and United States.