Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Tuberous Thistle

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Cirsium tuberosum

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Tuberous Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Tuberous Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hsunycteris	Cirsium
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Cirsium tuberosum

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tuberous Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Tuberous Thistle
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 Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Denmark, and Sweden.