Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs slender facelina

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Facelina auriculata

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while slender facelina is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	slender facelina
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Facelinidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Facelina
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Facelina auriculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Cadena’s Nectar Bat and slender facelina share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

slender facelina

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	slender facelina
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.

slender facelina

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.