Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Equal-lobed Dandelion

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Taraxacum aequisectum

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Equal-lobed Dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Equal-lobed Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hsunycteris	Taraxacum
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Taraxacum aequisectum

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Equal-lobed Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Equal-lobed Dandelion
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.

Equal-lobed Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.