Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Eastern Mole

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Talpidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Scalopus
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cadena’s Nectar Bat and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Eastern Mole
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.

Eastern Mole

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.