Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Staph beetle

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Phacophallus pallidipennis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Staph beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Phacophallus
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Phacophallus pallidipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Staph beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Staph beetle
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.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Denmark, Portugal, Sweden), and North America (United States).