Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs scimitar-bean

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while scimitar-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	scimitar-bean
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	Canavalia
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Canavalia gladiata

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	scimitar-bean
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.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).

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.