Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Transparent tunicate

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Ciona savignyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Transparent tunicate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ascidiacea (Ascidiacea)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Phlebobranchia
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cionidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Ciona
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Ciona savignyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Patton’s Nectar Bat and Transparent tunicate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Transparent tunicate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Transparent tunicate
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.

Transparent tunicate

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Norway, Russia), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Argentina).