Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs pale moonwort

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	pale moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Botrychium
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Botrychium pallidum

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	pale moonwort
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 moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.