Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Variable watermilfoil

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Myriophyllum heterophyllum

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Variable watermilfoil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Variable watermilfoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Haloragaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Myriophyllum
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Myriophyllum heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Variable watermilfoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Variable watermilfoil
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.

Variable watermilfoil

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, Cuba, United States).