Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Medick

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Medicago monantha

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Medick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Medicago
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Medicago monantha

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Medick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Medick
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.

Medick

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (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.