Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Foothill Antwren

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Epinecrophylla spodionota

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Foothill Antwren
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Thamnophilidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Epinecrophylla
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Epinecrophylla spodionota

Evolutionary Relationship

Cadena’s Nectar Bat and Foothill Antwren share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Foothill Antwren

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Foothill Antwren
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.

Foothill Antwren

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador