Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs heath fritillary

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Melitaea athalia

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while heath fritillary is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	heath fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Hsunycteris	Melitaea
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Melitaea athalia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

heath fritillary

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	heath fritillary
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.

heath fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries).

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.