Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Forest Krantz Ash

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Atalaya natalensis

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Forest Krantz Ash is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Forest Krantz Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Atalaya
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Atalaya natalensis

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Forest Krantz Ash

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Forest Krantz Ash
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 Krantz Ash

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.