Cylindrical Prickly Pear vs Harmless Serotine

Opuntia curassavica compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cylindrical Prickly Pear	Harmless 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 curassavica	Eptesicus innoxius

Conservation Status

Cylindrical Prickly Pear

NT — Near Threatened

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cylindrical Prickly Pear	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cylindrical Prickly Pear

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.