Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Damascus Catchfly

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Silene damascena

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Damascus Catchfly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Silene
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Silene damascena

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Damascus Catchfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Damascus Catchfly
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.

Damascus Catchfly

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.