Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Pot marigold

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Calendula officinalis

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Pot marigold is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Pot marigold
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hsunycteris	Calendula
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Calendula officinalis

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pot marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Pot marigold
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.

Pot marigold

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, Morocco), Asia (4 countries), Europe (28 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador