Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Nose botfly

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Nose botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Oestridae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Gasterophilus
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Nose botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Nose botfly
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.

Nose botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.