Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Oxalis Rust

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Puccinia oxalidis

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Oxalis Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Oxalis Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Puccinia
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Puccinia oxalidis

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Oxalis Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Oxalis Rust
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.

Oxalis Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and South America (Brazil).

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.