Cactus-apple vs Egyptian rousette

Opuntia engelmannii compared with Rousettus aegyptiacus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cactus-apple	Egyptian rousette
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cactaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Opuntia	Rousettus
Species	Opuntia engelmannii	Rousettus aegyptiacus

Conservation Status

Cactus-apple

LC — Least Concern

Egyptian rousette

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cactus-apple	Egyptian rousette
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cactus-apple

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Egyptian rousette

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Spain.

Cactus-apple

The Cactus-apple (Opuntia engelmannii) is a species in the genus Opuntia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.