Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Water Chickweed

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Stellaria aquatica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Water Chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Stellaria
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Stellaria aquatica

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Water Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Water Chickweed
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.

Water Chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.