Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Veatch's dodder

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Cuscuta veatchii

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Veatch's dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Veatch's dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Cuscuta
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Cuscuta veatchii

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Veatch's dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Veatch's dodder
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.

Veatch's dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.