Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Jumping cholla

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Cylindropuntia fulgida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Jumping cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Cylindropuntia
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Cylindropuntia fulgida

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Jumping cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Jumping cholla
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.

Jumping cholla

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, South Africa, United States, and Zimbabwe.

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.