Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Tropical amaranth

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Amaranthus polygonoides

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Tropical amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Tropical amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Amaranthus
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Amaranthus polygonoides

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tropical amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Tropical amaranth
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.

Tropical amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, India), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).