Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs dotted carpet

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Alcis jubata

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while dotted carpet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	dotted carpet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Geometridae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Alcis
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Alcis jubata

Evolutionary Relationship

Cadena’s Nectar Bat and dotted carpet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

dotted carpet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	dotted carpet
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.

dotted carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.