Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Moon Trefoil

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Medicago arborea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cadena’s Nectar Bat Moon Trefoil
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 arborea

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Moon Trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cadena’s Nectar Bat Moon Trefoil
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.

Moon Trefoil

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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.

Moon Trefoil

No description available.

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