Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs long yam

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Dioscoreales (อันดับกลอย)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Dioscorea
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	long yam
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.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.