Greater Spear-nosed Bat vs Pitaya

Phyllostomus hastatus compared with Echinocereus enneacanthus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Pitaya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Echinocereus
Species	Phyllostomus hastatus	Echinocereus enneacanthus

Conservation Status

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pitaya

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Pitaya
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Pitaya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.