Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Maui's paddle

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Elaphoglossum
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Maui's paddle
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.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.