Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Small Black Ant

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Lasius niger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Small Black Ant
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	Formicidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Lasius
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Lasius niger

Evolutionary Relationship

Patton’s Nectar Bat and Small Black Ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Small Black Ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Small Black Ant
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.

Small Black Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan, Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).