Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Little Gray Firefly

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Photinus marginellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Little Gray Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Photinus
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Photinus marginellus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cadena’s Nectar Bat and Little Gray Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Little Gray Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Little Gray Firefly
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.

Little Gray Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.