Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Lesser Crestwort

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Lophocolea minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Lesser Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Lophocolea
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Lophocolea minor

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Crestwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Lesser Crestwort
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.

Lesser Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (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.