Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Teff

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Eragrostis tef

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Teff
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	Eragrostis
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Eragrostis tef

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Teff

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Teff
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.

Teff

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).