Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Safford Inga

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Inga saffordiana

Key Differences

Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Safford Inga is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Safford Inga
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Inga
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Inga saffordiana

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Safford Inga

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Safford Inga
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.

Safford Inga

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.