Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Lamp Rush

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Juncus decipiens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Lamp Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Juncaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Juncus
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Juncus decipiens

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lamp Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Lamp Rush
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.

Lamp Rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in United States.

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.