Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Schwarzer Apollo

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Parnassius mnemosyne

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Schwarzer Apollo is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Schwarzer Apollo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Papilionidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Parnassius
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Parnassius mnemosyne

Evolutionary Relationship

Cadena’s Nectar Bat and Schwarzer Apollo share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Schwarzer Apollo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Schwarzer Apollo
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.

Schwarzer Apollo

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Schwarzer Apollo

Clouded Apollo (Parnassius mnemosyne) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.