Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Cuscute grosse

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Cuscute grosse
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Cuscuta
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Cuscuta reflexa

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cuscute grosse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Cuscute grosse
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.

Cuscute grosse

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, 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.