Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Tunux moonwort

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Botrychium tunux

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Tunux moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Botrychium
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Botrychium tunux

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tunux moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Tunux moonwort
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.

Tunux moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

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.