Patton’s Nectar Bat vs tall broomrape

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Orobanche elatior

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while tall broomrape is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	tall broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Orobanche
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Orobanche elatior

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

tall broomrape

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	tall broomrape
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.

tall broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.