Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Tufted Button

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Acleris cristana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Tufted Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Acleris
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Acleris cristana

Evolutionary Relationship

Patton’s Nectar Bat and Tufted Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Tufted Button
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.

Tufted Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.