Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs iron-grass

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Spermacoce confusa

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while iron-grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	iron-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Spermacoce
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Spermacoce confusa

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

iron-grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	iron-grass
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.

iron-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Timor-Leste.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia