Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Smoky Bracket

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Bjerkandera adusta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Smoky Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Phanerochaetaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Bjerkandera
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Bjerkandera adusta

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Smoky Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Smoky Bracket
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.

Smoky Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.