Patton’s Nectar Bat vs velvetweed

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Oenothera curtiflora

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	velvetweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Oenothera
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Oenothera curtiflora

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

velvetweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	velvetweed
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.

velvetweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Canada, Japan, and United States.