Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Leafy Gagea

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Gagea foliosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Leafy Gagea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Liliaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Gagea
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Gagea foliosa

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Leafy Gagea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Leafy Gagea
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.

Leafy Gagea

Habitat

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

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.