Blackdisk medick vs Cadena’s Nectar Bat

Medicago orbicularis compared with Hsunycteris cadenai

Key Differences

• Blackdisk medick is Not Evaluated while Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackdisk medick	Cadena’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Medicago	Hsunycteris
Species	Medicago orbicularis	Hsunycteris cadenai

Conservation Status

Blackdisk medick

NE — Not Evaluated

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackdisk medick	Cadena’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackdisk medick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Blackdisk medick

The Blackdisk medick (Medicago orbicularis) is a species in the genus Medicago. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.