Coppery Sprite vs ground cholla

Arielulus cuprosus compared with Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Key Differences

• Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable while ground cholla is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Sprite	ground cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Arielulus	Cylindropuntia
Species	Arielulus cuprosus	Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Conservation Status

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

ground cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coppery Sprite	ground cholla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ground cholla

Habitat

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