Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Whitish Thistle

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Cirsium dealbatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Whitish Thistle
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	Cirsium
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Cirsium dealbatum

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Whitish Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Whitish Thistle
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.

Whitish Thistle

Habitat

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