Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Shingled Hedgehog

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Sarcodon imbricatus

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Shingled Hedgehog is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Shingled Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Sarcodon
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Sarcodon imbricatus

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shingled Hedgehog

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Shingled Hedgehog
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.

Shingled Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.