Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Silvery Crocus

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Crocus biflorus

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Silvery Crocus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Silvery Crocus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Crocus
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Crocus biflorus

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Silvery Crocus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Silvery Crocus
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.

Silvery Crocus

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.