Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Starry Pipewort

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Eriocaulon stellulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Starry Pipewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Eriocaulaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Eriocaulon
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Eriocaulon stellulatum

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Starry Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Starry Pipewort
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.

Starry Pipewort

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.