Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Scaly Tooth

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Sarcodon squamosus

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Scaly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Scaly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)
Order	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Sarcodon
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Sarcodon squamosus

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Scaly Tooth
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.

Scaly Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.