Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs pink root mealybug

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Heliococcus radicicola

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while pink root mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	pink root mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Heliococcus
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Heliococcus radicicola

Evolutionary Relationship

Cadena’s Nectar Bat and pink root mealybug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

pink root mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	pink root mealybug
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.

pink root mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.