Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Macaco-de-cheiro

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Saimiri cassiquiarensis

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Macaco-de-cheiro is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Macaco-de-cheiro
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cebidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Saimiri
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Saimiri cassiquiarensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Cadena’s Nectar Bat and Macaco-de-cheiro share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Macaco-de-cheiro

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Macaco-de-cheiro
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.

Macaco-de-cheiro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador