Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Mops nanulus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Molossidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Mops
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Mops nanulus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cadena’s Nectar Bat and Dwarf Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Dwarf Free-tailed 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.

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.