Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Leopard Earthball

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Scleroderma areolatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Leopard Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Scleroderma
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Scleroderma areolatum

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Leopard Earthball
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.

Leopard Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.