Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Dey's Moon Lichen

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Sticta deyana

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Dey's Moon Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Dey's Moon Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lobariaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Sticta
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Sticta deyana

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dey's Moon Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Dey's Moon Lichen
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.

Dey's Moon Lichen

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.