Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Wax flower

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Hoya australis

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Wax flower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Wax flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Hoya
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Hoya australis

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Wax flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Wax flower
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.

Wax flower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Marshall Islands, Tonga, and United States.

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.