Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Thread Weed

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Ulva compressa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Thread Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Ulva
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Ulva compressa

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thread Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Thread Weed
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.

Thread Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).