Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Talquezal

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Paspalum virgatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Talquezal
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Hsunycteris	Paspalum
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Paspalum virgatum

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Talquezal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Talquezal
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.

Talquezal

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.