Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Yellow Bartonia

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Bartonia virginica

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Yellow Bartonia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Yellow Bartonia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Gentianaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Bartonia
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Bartonia virginica

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Bartonia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Yellow Bartonia
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.

Yellow Bartonia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, 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.