Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Stinging Tree

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Dendrocnide peltata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Stinging Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Urticaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Dendrocnide
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Dendrocnide peltata

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Stinging Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Stinging Tree
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.

Stinging Tree

Habitat

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