Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs hoary basil

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Ocimum africanum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	hoary basil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Ocimum
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Ocimum africanum

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

hoary basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	hoary basil
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.

hoary basil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Guinea, India, and Madagascar.

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.