Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Starry Pipewort

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Eriocaulon stellulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Starry Pipewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Eriocaulaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Eriocaulon
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Eriocaulon stellulatum

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Starry Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Starry Pipewort
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.

Starry Pipewort

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.