Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Decurrent Mullein

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Verbascum decursivum

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Decurrent Mullein is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Decurrent Mullein
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Verbascum
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Verbascum decursivum

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Decurrent Mullein

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Decurrent Mullein
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.

Decurrent Mullein

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.