Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Hydnellum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Sweetgrass Hydnellum is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Hydnellum
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Hydnellum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
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.

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.