Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Hidden Lily

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Curcuma inodora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Hidden Lily
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Curcuma
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Curcuma inodora

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hidden Lily

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Hidden Lily
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.

Hidden Lily

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.