Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Suffused Groundling

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Carpatolechia alburnella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Suffused Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Carpatolechia
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Carpatolechia alburnella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Suffused Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Suffused Groundling
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.

Suffused Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.