Big Needle Cactus vs Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Coryphantha macromeris compared with Sturnira giannae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Needle Cactus	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cactaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Coryphantha	Sturnira
Species	Coryphantha macromeris	Sturnira giannae

Conservation Status

Big Needle Cactus

LC — Least Concern

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Needle Cactus	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Needle Cactus

Habitat

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

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Big Needle Cactus

The Big Needle Cactus (Coryphantha macromeris) is a species in the genus Coryphantha. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.