Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs gratiola

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Gratiola officinalis

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while gratiola is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	gratiola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Gratiola
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Gratiola officinalis

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	gratiola
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.

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.