Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Flame Nasturtium

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Tropaeolum speciosum

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Flame Nasturtium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Flame Nasturtium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Tropaeolaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Tropaeolum
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Tropaeolum speciosum

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Flame Nasturtium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Flame Nasturtium
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 Nasturtium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.