Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Short-Stalked Suillus

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Suillus brevipes

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Short-Stalked Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Short-Stalked Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Suillus
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Suillus brevipes

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Short-Stalked Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Short-Stalked Suillus
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.

Short-Stalked Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan 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.