Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Spurge Rust

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Melampsora euphorbiae

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Spurge Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Spurge Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Melampsora
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Melampsora euphorbiae

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Spurge Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Spurge Rust
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.

Spurge Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) 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.