Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Plaster beetle

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Cartodere constricta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Plaster beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Latridiidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Cartodere
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Cartodere constricta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Plaster beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Plaster beetle
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.

Plaster beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.