Bitter Pumpkin vs Cadena’s Nectar Bat

Cucurbita lundelliana compared with Hsunycteris cadenai

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Pumpkin	Cadena’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cucurbita	Hsunycteris
Species	Cucurbita lundelliana	Hsunycteris cadenai

Conservation Status

Bitter Pumpkin

LC — Least Concern

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Pumpkin	Cadena’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Pumpkin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Bitter Pumpkin

The Bitter Pumpkin (Cucurbita lundelliana) is a species in the genus Cucurbita. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

The Cadena’s Nectar Bat (Hsunycteris cadenai) is a species in the genus Hsunycteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.