Patton’s Nectar Bat vs White Pine Blister Rust

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Cronartium ribicola

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while White Pine Blister Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	White Pine Blister Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cronartiaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Cronartium
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Cronartium ribicola

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

White Pine Blister Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	White Pine Blister Rust
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 Pine Blister Rust

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Mexico, United States).