Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Frosted Rock Tripe

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Umbilicaria americana

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Frosted Rock Tripe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Frosted Rock Tripe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Umbilicariales (Umbilicariales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Umbilicariaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Umbilicaria
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Umbilicaria americana

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Frosted Rock Tripe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Frosted Rock Tripe
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.

Frosted Rock Tripe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and 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.