Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Gilled lungfish

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Protopterus amphibius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Gilled lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Protopteridae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Protopterus
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Protopterus amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

Cadena’s Nectar Bat and Gilled lungfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gilled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Gilled lungfish
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.

Gilled lungfish

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.