Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Talquezal

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Paspalum virgatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Talquezal
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Hsunycteris	Paspalum
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Paspalum virgatum

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Talquezal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Talquezal
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.

Talquezal

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).