Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Urchin Earthfan

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Thelephora penicillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Urchin Earthfan
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	Thelephora
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Thelephora penicillata

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Urchin Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Urchin Earthfan
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.

Urchin Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.