Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs White-leaved Psephellus

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Psephellus leucophyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	White-leaved Psephellus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hsunycteris	Psephellus
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Psephellus leucophyllus

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

White-leaved Psephellus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	White-leaved Psephellus
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.

White-leaved Psephellus

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.