Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Crazy Scale Lichen

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Cladonia turgida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Crazy Scale Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Cladonia
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Cladonia turgida

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Crazy Scale Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Crazy Scale Lichen
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.

Crazy Scale Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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.