Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs turnip moth

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Agrotis segetum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	turnip moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Agrotis
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Agrotis segetum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

turnip moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	turnip moth
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.

turnip moth

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan, Yemen), and Europe (5 countries).

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.