Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Muscoid fly

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Delia radicum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Muscoid fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Anthomyiidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Delia
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Delia radicum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Muscoid fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Muscoid fly
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.

Muscoid fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and 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.