Patton’s Nectar Bat vs sand muhly

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Muhlenbergia arenicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	sand muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Hsunycteris	Muhlenbergia
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Muhlenbergia arenicola

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

sand muhly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	sand muhly
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.

sand muhly

Habitat

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