Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Faded Pincertail

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Onychogomphus costae

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Faded Pincertail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Faded Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Onychogomphus
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Onychogomphus costae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Faded Pincertail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Faded Pincertail
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.

Faded Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.