Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Wateree River Toadshade

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Trillium oostingii

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Wateree River Toadshade is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Wateree River Toadshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Trillium
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Trillium oostingii

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Wateree River Toadshade

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Wateree River Toadshade
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.

Wateree River Toadshade

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.