Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Wild Cane

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Piper reticulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Wild Cane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Piperaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Piper
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Piper reticulatum

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Wild Cane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Wild Cane
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.

Wild Cane

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.