Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Tufted Sedge

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Bulbostylis lichtensteiniana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Tufted Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Bulbostylis
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Bulbostylis lichtensteiniana

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Tufted Sedge
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 Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.