Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Slender Parasol

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Macrolepiota mastoidea

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Slender Parasol is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Slender Parasol
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Hsunycteris	Macrolepiota
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Macrolepiota mastoidea

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Slender Parasol

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Slender Parasol
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 Parasol

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.