Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Pale ray

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Bathyraja pallida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Pale ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Bathyraja
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Bathyraja pallida

Evolutionary Relationship

Cadena’s Nectar Bat and Pale ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pale ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Pale ray
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 ray

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.