Big Needle Cactus vs Lesser Dog-like Bat

Coryphantha macromeris compared with Peropteryx macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Needle Cactus	Lesser Dog-like Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cactaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Coryphantha	Peropteryx
Species	Coryphantha macromeris	Peropteryx macrotis

Conservation Status

Big Needle Cactus

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Needle Cactus	Lesser Dog-like 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.

Lesser Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.