Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Yellow salsify

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Tragopogon dubius

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Yellow salsify is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Yellow salsify
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	Tragopogon
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Tragopogon dubius

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Yellow salsify

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Yellow salsify
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.

Yellow salsify

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (China), Europe (12 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).