Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Chevron Snout

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Hypena lividalis

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Chevron Snout is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Chevron Snout
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Erebidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Hypena
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Hypena lividalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Chevron Snout

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Chevron Snout
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.

Chevron Snout

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Portugal, South Africa, Sweden, and Yemen.

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.

Chevron Snout

The Chevron Snout (Hypena lividalis) is a species in the genus Hypena. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.