Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Light Red Meranti

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Shorea smithiana

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Shorea
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Shorea smithiana

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Light Red Meranti
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.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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

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.