Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs greater broomrape

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Orobanche rapum-genistae

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while greater broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	greater broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Orobanche
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Orobanche rapum-genistae

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

greater broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	greater broomrape
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.

greater broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.