Desert Thorn vs MacConnell's Bat

Lycium minimum compared with Mesophylla macconnelli

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Thorn	MacConnell's Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Solanaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lycium	Mesophylla
Species	Lycium minimum	Mesophylla macconnelli

Conservation Status

Desert Thorn

LC — Least Concern

MacConnell's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Thorn	MacConnell's Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Thorn

Habitat

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

MacConnell's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.