Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Willow Aldercap

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Naucoria salicis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Willow Aldercap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Naucoria
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Naucoria salicis

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Willow Aldercap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Willow Aldercap
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.

Willow Aldercap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.