Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Leche Maria

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Euphorbia tanquahuete

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Leche Maria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Euphorbia
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Euphorbia tanquahuete

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Leche Maria

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Leche Maria
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.

Leche Maria

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.