Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Great stingaree

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Urolophus bucculentus

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Great stingaree is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Great stingaree
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Urolophidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Urolophus
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Urolophus bucculentus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cadena’s Nectar Bat and Great stingaree share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Great stingaree

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Great stingaree
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.

Great stingaree

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.