Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs False Loosestrife

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Ludwigia polycarpa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	False Loosestrife
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Ludwigia
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Ludwigia polycarpa

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Loosestrife

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	False Loosestrife
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 Loosestrife

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.