Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Lilyturf

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Ophiopogon jaburan

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Lilyturf is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Lilyturf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Ophiopogon
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Ophiopogon jaburan

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lilyturf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Lilyturf
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.

Lilyturf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, India, and 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.