Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Root-headed Centaury

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Root-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Asterales (อันดับทานตะวัน)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hsunycteris	Centaurea
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Root-headed Centaury
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.

Root-headed Centaury

Habitat

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

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.