Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Gray-breasted Crake

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Laterallus exilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Gray-breasted Crake
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Rallidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Laterallus
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Laterallus exilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Cadena’s Nectar Bat and Gray-breasted Crake share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gray-breasted Crake

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Gray-breasted Crake
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.

Gray-breasted Crake

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador