Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Pleated Snowdrop

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Galanthus plicatus

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Pleated Snowdrop is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Pleated Snowdrop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Galanthus
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Galanthus plicatus

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pleated Snowdrop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Pleated Snowdrop
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.

Pleated Snowdrop

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.