Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs hop dodder

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Cuscuta lupuliformis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	hop dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Cuscuta
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Cuscuta lupuliformis

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

hop dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	hop dodder
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.

hop dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 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.