Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Contrary Webcap

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Cortinarius variicolor

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Contrary Webcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Contrary Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Cortinarius
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Cortinarius variicolor

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Contrary Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Contrary Webcap
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.

Contrary Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.