Patton’s Nectar Bat vs White Butterbur

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Petasites albus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	White Butterbur
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hsunycteris	Petasites
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Petasites albus

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

White Butterbur

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	White Butterbur
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.

White Butterbur

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).