Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Fletcher scale

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Parthenolecanium fletcheri

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Fletcher scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Fletcher scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Coccidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Parthenolecanium
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Parthenolecanium fletcheri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fletcher scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Fletcher scale
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.

Fletcher scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (20 countries) and North America (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.