Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Yellow Toadflax Smut

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Melanotaenium cingens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Melanotaeniaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Melanotaenium
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Melanotaenium cingens

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Toadflax Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Yellow Toadflax Smut
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 Toadflax Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.