Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs lowland paca

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Cuniculus paca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	lowland paca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cuniculidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Cuniculus
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Cuniculus paca

Evolutionary Relationship

Cadena’s Nectar Bat and lowland paca share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

lowland paca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	lowland paca
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.

lowland paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador