Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Slender Indigo

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Indigofera exilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Slender Indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Indigofera
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Indigofera exilis

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Slender Indigo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Slender Indigo
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 Indigo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.