Patton’s Nectar Bat vs tormentil

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Potentilla erecta

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while tormentil is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	tormentil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Hsunycteris	Potentilla
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Potentilla erecta

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

tormentil

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	tormentil
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.

tormentil

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.