Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Pitch canker

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Nectriaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Fusarium
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Pitch canker
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.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and United States.

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.