Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Stinging Tree

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Dendrocnide peltata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Stinging Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Urticaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Dendrocnide
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Dendrocnide peltata

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Stinging Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Stinging Tree
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.

Stinging Tree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.