Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs high arctic dandelion

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Taraxacum hyparcticum

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while high arctic dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	high arctic dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hsunycteris	Taraxacum
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Taraxacum hyparcticum

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

high arctic dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	high arctic dandelion
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.

high arctic dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.