Patton’s Nectar Bat vs true senna

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Senna alexandrina

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while true senna is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	true senna
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Senna
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Senna alexandrina

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

true senna

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	true senna
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.

true senna

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Iraq, Qatar, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador