Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Veiled Oyster

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Pleurotus dryinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Veiled Oyster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pleurotaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Pleurotus
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Pleurotus dryinus

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Veiled Oyster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Veiled Oyster
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.

Veiled Oyster

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.