Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Swarming Spine

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Mucronella calva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Swarming Spine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Clavariaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Mucronella
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Mucronella calva

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Swarming Spine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Swarming Spine
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.

Swarming Spine

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).