Patton’s Nectar Bat vs star sedge

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Rhynchospora nervosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	star sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Rhynchospora
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Rhynchospora nervosa

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

star sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	star sedge
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.

star sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia