Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs northern common cuscus

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Phalanger orientalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	northern common cuscus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Phalanger
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Phalanger orientalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Cadena’s Nectar Bat and northern common cuscus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

northern common cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	northern common cuscus
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.

northern common cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.