Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Pine Jelly

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Exidia saccharina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Pine Jelly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Exidia
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Exidia saccharina

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pine Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Pine Jelly
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.

Pine Jelly

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.