Big Pine Key Prickly-pear vs Isabelle's Serotine

Opuntia triacantha compared with Eptesicus isabellinus

Key Differences

• Big Pine Key Prickly-pear is Near Threatened while Isabelle's Serotine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Pine Key Prickly-pear	Isabelle's Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cactaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Opuntia	Eptesicus
Species	Opuntia triacantha	Eptesicus isabellinus

Conservation Status

Big Pine Key Prickly-pear

NT — Near Threatened

Isabelle's Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Pine Key Prickly-pear	Isabelle's Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Pine Key Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

Isabelle's Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big Pine Key Prickly-pear

The Big Pine Key Prickly-pear (Opuntia triacantha) is a species in the genus Opuntia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.