Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Cape Box

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Buxus macowanii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Cape Box
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Buxales (Buxales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Buxaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Buxus
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Buxus macowanii

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cape Box

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Cape Box
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Cape Box

Habitat

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.

Cape Box

The Cape Box (Buxus macowanii) is a species in the genus Buxus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.