Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Thin Asphodeline

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Asphodeline tenuior

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Thin Asphodeline is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Thin Asphodeline
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Asphodeline
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Asphodeline tenuior

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thin Asphodeline

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Thin Asphodeline
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.

Thin Asphodeline

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.