Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs scratch grass

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while scratch grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	scratch grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Hsunycteris	Muhlenbergia
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

scratch grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	scratch grass
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.

scratch grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.