Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hsunycteris	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Pteropus vetula

Evolutionary Relationship

Cadena’s Nectar Bat and New Caledonian Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (рукокрылые)

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	New Caledonian Flying Fox
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.

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.