Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Pale flax

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Linum bienne

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Pale flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Pale flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Linaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Linum
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Linum bienne

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pale flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Pale flax
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.

Pale flax

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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.