Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Native Caper

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Capparis canescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Native Caper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Capparaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Capparis
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Capparis canescens

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Native Caper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Native Caper
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.

Native Caper

Habitat

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

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.