Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Marbled stingray

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Dasyatis marmorata

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Marbled stingray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Marbled stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Dasyatis
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Dasyatis marmorata

Evolutionary Relationship

Cadena’s Nectar Bat and Marbled stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Marbled stingray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Marbled stingray
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.

Marbled stingray

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.