Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Vetchling

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Lathyrus blepharicarpus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Vetchling
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	Lathyrus
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Lathyrus blepharicarpus

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Vetchling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Vetchling
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.

Vetchling

Habitat

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