Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Devil weed

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Sargassum horneri

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Devil weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Devil weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Sargassaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Sargassum
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Sargassum horneri

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Devil weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Devil weed
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.

Devil weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Taiwan, and United States.

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.