Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Forked Aster

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Eurybia furcata

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Forked Aster is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Forked Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hsunycteris	Eurybia
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Eurybia furcata

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Forked Aster

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Forked Aster
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.

Forked Aster

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.