Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs sun shell

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	sun shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Turbinidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Astraea
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Astraea heliotropium

Evolutionary Relationship

Cadena’s Nectar Bat and sun shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	sun shell
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.

sun shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in New Zealand.

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.