Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Tuberous Polypore

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Polyporus tuberaster

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Tuberous Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Polyporus
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Polyporus tuberaster

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tuberous Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Tuberous Polypore
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.

Tuberous Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.