Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Grassland Pricklypear

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Opuntia macrorhiza

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Grassland Pricklypear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Opuntia
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Opuntia macrorhiza

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Grassland Pricklypear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Grassland Pricklypear
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.

Grassland Pricklypear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across France and Taiwan.

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.