Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Hardhack

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Sorbaria tomentosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Hardhack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Hsunycteris	Sorbaria
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Sorbaria tomentosa

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hardhack

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Hardhack
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.

Hardhack

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.