Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Orange Disco

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Aleurodiscus amorphus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Orange Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Aleurodiscus
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Aleurodiscus amorphus

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Orange Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Orange Disco
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.

Orange Disco

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, 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.