Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Streamside Swordfern

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Nephrolepis
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Streamside Swordfern
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.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia