Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Glaucous King-Devil

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Pilosella piloselloides

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Glaucous King-Devil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Glaucous King-Devil
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	Pilosella
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Pilosella piloselloides

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Glaucous King-Devil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Glaucous King-Devil
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.

Glaucous King-Devil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.