Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Varnish Wattle

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Acacia verniciflua

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Varnish Wattle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Acacia
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Acacia verniciflua

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Varnish Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Varnish Wattle
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.

Varnish Wattle

Habitat

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