Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Chimney Swift

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Chaetura pelagica

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Chimney Swift is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Chimney Swift
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Apodidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Chaetura
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Chaetura pelagica

Evolutionary Relationship

Cadena’s Nectar Bat and Chimney Swift share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Chimney Swift

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Chimney Swift
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.

Chimney Swift

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Chimney Swift

Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador