Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs True indigo

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Indigofera tinctoria

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	True indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Indigofera
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Indigofera tinctoria

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

True indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	True indigo
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.

True indigo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (8 countries), North America (9 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.