Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs cushion phlox

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Phlox caespitosa

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while cushion phlox is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	cushion phlox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Phlox
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Phlox caespitosa

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

cushion phlox

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	cushion phlox
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.

cushion phlox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.