Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Goatgrass

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Aegilops peregrina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Goatgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Hsunycteris	Aegilops
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Aegilops peregrina

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Goatgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Goatgrass
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.

Goatgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.