Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Guinea ant

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Tetramorium bicarinatum

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Guinea ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Guinea ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Formicidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Tetramorium
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Tetramorium bicarinatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Cadena’s Nectar Bat and Guinea ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Guinea ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Guinea ant
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.

Guinea ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Taiwan, United Arab Emirates), Europe (12 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Chile).

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.