ground cholla vs Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

Cylindropuntia echinocarpa compared with Phyllostomus elongatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ground cholla	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cactaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cylindropuntia	Phyllostomus
Species	Cylindropuntia echinocarpa	Phyllostomus elongatus

Conservation Status

ground cholla

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ground cholla	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ground cholla

Habitat

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

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.