Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Lesser Star-thistle

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Centaurea diluta

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Lesser Star-thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Lesser Star-thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Chiroptera (박쥐)	Asterales (국화목)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hsunycteris	Centaurea
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Centaurea diluta

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Star-thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Lesser Star-thistle
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.

Lesser Star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (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.