Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Shade Moonwort

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Botrychium tenebrosum

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Shade Moonwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Shade Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Botrychium
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Botrychium tenebrosum

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shade Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Shade Moonwort
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.

Shade Moonwort

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.