Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Tuberous bulrush

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Bolboschoenus glaucus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Tuberous bulrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Bolboschoenus
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Bolboschoenus glaucus

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tuberous bulrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Tuberous bulrush
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.

Tuberous bulrush

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.