Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Sweat Bee

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Lasioglossum leucozonium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Sweat Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Halictidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Lasioglossum
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Lasioglossum leucozonium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sweat Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Sweat Bee
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.

Sweat Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

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.