Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs False Oat-Grass Smut

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	False Oat-Grass Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Urocystis
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	False Oat-Grass Smut
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 Oat-Grass Smut

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.