Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Tiered Tooth

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Hericium cirrhatum

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Tiered Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Tiered Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Hericiaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Hericium
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Hericium cirrhatum

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tiered Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Tiered Tooth
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.

Tiered Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.