Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Dinobryon suecicum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Chrysophyceae (Chrysophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chromulinales (Chromulinales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dinobryaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Dinobryon
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Dinobryon suecicum

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Dinobryon suecicum is a colonial, loricate chrysophyte alga forming branching chains of individual cells in vase-shaped loricae. It inhabits oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes and ponds across boreal and temperate Europe, as its species name referencing Sweden implies. This mixotrophic organism performs photosynthesis and also ingests bacteria as supplemental nutrition.