Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Plain-crowned Spinetail

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Synallaxis gujanensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Plain-crowned Spinetail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Furnariidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Synallaxis
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Synallaxis gujanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Cadena’s Nectar Bat and Plain-crowned Spinetail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Plain-crowned Spinetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Plain-crowned Spinetail
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.

Plain-crowned Spinetail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador