Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs carpet beetle

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Attagenus trifasciatus

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while carpet beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	carpet beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dermestidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Attagenus
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Attagenus trifasciatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cadena’s Nectar Bat and carpet beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

carpet beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	carpet beetle
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.

carpet beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.

carpet beetle

The Carpet Beetle (Attagenus trifasciatus) is a species in the genus Attagenus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.