Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Star Dapperling

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Lepiota brunneolilacea

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Star Dapperling is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Star Dapperling
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	Lepiota
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Lepiota brunneolilacea

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Star Dapperling

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Star Dapperling
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.

Star Dapperling

Habitat

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

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.