Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Violet Dropwing

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Trithemis annulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Violet Dropwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Trithemis
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Trithemis annulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Patton’s Nectar Bat and Violet Dropwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Violet Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Violet Dropwing
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.

Violet Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.