Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs False Puffball

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while False Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	False Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Reticularia
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	False Puffball
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 Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), 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.