Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs False Grass-poly

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Lythrum junceum

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while False Grass-poly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	False Grass-poly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Lythrum
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Lythrum junceum

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Grass-poly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	False Grass-poly
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.

False Grass-poly

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.