Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs orangeback flying squid

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	orangeback flying squid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Ommastrephidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Sthenoteuthis
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

orangeback flying squid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	orangeback flying squid
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.

orangeback flying squid

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.