Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs chicken mite

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Dermanyssus gallinae

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while chicken mite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	chicken mite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dermanyssidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Dermanyssus
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Dermanyssus gallinae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

chicken mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	chicken mite
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.

chicken mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

chicken mite

The chicken mite (Dermanyssus gallinae) is a species in the genus Dermanyssus. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.