Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Cutnut

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Barringtonia edulis

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Cutnut is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Cutnut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Barringtonia
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Barringtonia edulis

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cutnut

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Cutnut
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.

Cutnut

Habitat

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

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.