Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Orange Milkcap

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Lactarius aurantiacus

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Orange Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Orange Milkcap
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 Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.