Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Murex

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Medicago murex

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Murex
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 murex

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Murex

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Murex
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.

Murex

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (6 countries).

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.