Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Upper Crust

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Amaurodon cyaneus

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Upper Crust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Upper Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Amaurodon
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Amaurodon cyaneus

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Upper Crust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Upper Crust
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.

Upper Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.