Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Arraia

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Potamotrygon schroederi

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Arraia is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Arraia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Potamotrygonidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Potamotrygon
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Potamotrygon schroederi

Evolutionary Relationship

Cadena’s Nectar Bat and Arraia share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Arraia

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Arraia
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.

Arraia

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia