Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Diffuse knapweed

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Centaurea diffusa

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Diffuse knapweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Diffuse knapweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hsunycteris	Centaurea
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Centaurea diffusa

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Diffuse knapweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Diffuse knapweed
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.

Diffuse knapweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (26 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina).

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.