Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Sand Violet

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Viola fimbriatula

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Sand Violet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Sand Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Violaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Viola
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Viola fimbriatula

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sand Violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Sand Violet
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.

Sand Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.