Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Dilated Scalewort

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Frullania dilatata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Dilated Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Frullania
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Frullania dilatata

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dilated Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Dilated Scalewort
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.

Dilated Scalewort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).

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.