Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Forest Ironplum

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Drypetes gerrardii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Forest Ironplum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Putranjivaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Drypetes
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Drypetes gerrardii

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Forest Ironplum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Forest Ironplum
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.

Forest Ironplum

Habitat

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

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.