Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Tree Protea

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Protea nitida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Tree Protea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Protea
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Protea nitida

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tree Protea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Tree Protea
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 Protea

Habitat

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