Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Slender lungfish

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Protopterus dolloi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Slender lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Protopteridae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Protopterus
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Protopterus dolloi

Evolutionary Relationship

Cadena’s Nectar Bat and Slender lungfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Slender lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Slender lungfish
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 lungfish

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.