Cadena's long-tongued bat (''Hsunycteris cadenai'') is a

bat Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (). With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out ...

species from

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

and

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

. It was originally described in the genus ''

Lonchophylla ''Lonchophylla'' is a genus of bats in the family Phyllostomidae. List of species Genus ''Lonchophylla'' *Bokermann's nectar bat, ''Lonchophylla bokermanni'' * Chocoan long-tongued bat, ''Lonchophylla chocoana'' *Dekeyser's nectar bat Dekeys ...

'', but was moved to ''

Hsunycteris ''Hsunycteris'' is a genus of bats in the family Phyllostomidae and the only genus in the tribe Hsunycterini. List of species Genus ''Hsunycteris'' * Cadena's long-tongued bat, ''Hsunycteris cadenai'' * Dashe's nectar bat, ''Hsunycteris dashe'' ...

'' when the latter was erected in 2014.

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Bats of South America Hsunycteris Mammals of Colombia Mammals described in 2006 Mammals of Ecuador Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{leafnosed-bat-stub