Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Thatch palm

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Sabal yapa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Thatch palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Sabal
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Sabal yapa

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thatch palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Thatch palm
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.

Thatch palm

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.