Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs False Swift

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Borbo fallax

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	False Swift
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Borbo
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Borbo fallax

Evolutionary Relationship

Cadena’s Nectar Bat and False Swift share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	False Swift
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 Swift

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.