Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Thrip

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Hercinothrips bicinctus

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Thrip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Thrip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Thripidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Hercinothrips
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Hercinothrips bicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Thrip
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.

Thrip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 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.