Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs japweed

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Sargassum muticum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	japweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Sargassaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Sargassum
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Sargassum muticum

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

japweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	japweed
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.

japweed

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Oman), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Mexico).

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.