Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Root Rot

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Heterobasidion
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Root Rot
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.

Root Rot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.

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.