Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Faded Trillium

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Trillium discolor

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Faded Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Trillium
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Trillium discolor

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Faded Trillium

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Faded Trillium
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 Trillium

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.