Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Scarlet spiral-ginger

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Costus woodsonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Scarlet spiral-ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Costaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Costus
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Costus woodsonii

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Scarlet spiral-ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Scarlet spiral-ginger
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.

Scarlet spiral-ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Marshall Islands, Palau, Saint Lucia, 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.