Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Curran’s Pitogo

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Cycas curranii

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Curran’s Pitogo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Cycas
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Cycas curranii

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Curran’s Pitogo
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.

Curran’s Pitogo

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.