Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Fountain Apple-Moss

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Philonotis fontana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Fountain Apple-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Bartramiales (Bartramiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Bartramiaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Philonotis
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Philonotis fontana

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fountain Apple-Moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Fountain Apple-Moss
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.

Fountain Apple-Moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 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.