Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Water Thick-knee

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Burhinus vermiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Water Thick-knee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Burhinidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Burhinus
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Burhinus vermiculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cadena’s Nectar Bat and Water Thick-knee share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Water Thick-knee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Water Thick-knee
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.

Water Thick-knee

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.