Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Tree Heath

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Erica arborea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Tree Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Erica
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Erica arborea

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tree Heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Tree Heath
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.

Tree Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).