Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Plain Dark-bee

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Stelis phaeoptera

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Plain Dark-bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Plain Dark-bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Stelis
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Stelis phaeoptera

Evolutionary Relationship

Patton’s Nectar Bat and Plain Dark-bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Plain Dark-bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Plain Dark-bee
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.

Plain Dark-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.