Blue Featherleg vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Platycnemis pennipes compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Featherleg	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Odonata (蜻蛉目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Platycnemididae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Platycnemis	Hsunycteris
Species	Platycnemis pennipes	Hsunycteris pattoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue Featherleg and Patton’s Nectar Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Blue Featherleg

LC — Least Concern

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Featherleg	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Featherleg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Blue Featherleg

ヨーロッパから西アジアにかけての静水および緩流の淡水生息地に生息する中型のイトトンボで、ブルーフェザーレッグ（Platycnemis pennipes）は求愛ディスプレイ中に振り動かすオスの後脚の脛骨の羽毛状の縁取りから命名されました。オスは薄い青色、メスはオリーブグリーン色を示します。抽水植物に止まり、河川環境の水質の良い指標種です。水質汚染と農業の集約化により、一部の地域で個体数が減少しています。