Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Dodder Astragalus

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Astragalus cuscutae

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Dodder Astragalus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Dodder Astragalus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Astragalus
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Astragalus cuscutae

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dodder Astragalus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Dodder Astragalus
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.

Dodder Astragalus

Habitat

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

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.