Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Tattered Medick

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Medicago laciniata

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Tattered Medick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Tattered Medick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Medicago
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Medicago laciniata

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tattered Medick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Tattered Medick
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.

Tattered Medick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Tanzania), Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).