Patton’s Nectar Bat vs star-thistle

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Centaurea calcitrapa

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while star-thistle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	star-thistle
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 calcitrapa

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

star-thistle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	star-thistle
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-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).