Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Flame Lily

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Lilium philadelphicum

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Flame Lily is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Flame Lily
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Liliaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Lilium
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Lilium philadelphicum

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Flame Lily

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Flame Lily
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.

Flame Lily

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.