Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Edging Lobelia

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Lobelia erinus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Edging Lobelia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Campanulaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Lobelia
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Lobelia erinus

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Edging Lobelia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Edging Lobelia
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.

Edging Lobelia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador