Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Spectacled Redstart

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Myioborus melanocephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Spectacled Redstart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Parulidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Myioborus
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Myioborus melanocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Spectacled Redstart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Spectacled Redstart
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.

Spectacled Redstart

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador