Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Raphia Palm

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Raphia sese

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Raphia Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Raphia
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Raphia sese

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Raphia Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Raphia Palm
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.

Raphia Palm

Habitat

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

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.