Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Fen Ragwort

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Jacobaea paludosa

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Fen Ragwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Fen Ragwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hsunycteris	Jacobaea
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Jacobaea paludosa

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fen Ragwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Fen Ragwort
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.

Fen Ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.