Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Mite

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Ornithonyssus bacoti

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Mite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Macronyssidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Ornithonyssus
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Ornithonyssus bacoti

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Mite
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.

Mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 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.