Cactus-apple vs Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis

Opuntia engelmannii compared with Myotis blythii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cactus-apple	Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis
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	Myotis
Species	Opuntia engelmannii	Myotis blythii

Conservation Status

Cactus-apple

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cactus-apple	Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis
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).

Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.

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.