ground cholla vs MacConnell's Bat

Cylindropuntia echinocarpa compared with Mesophylla macconnelli

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ground cholla	MacConnell's 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	Mesophylla
Species	Cylindropuntia echinocarpa	Mesophylla macconnelli

Conservation Status

ground cholla

LC — Least Concern

MacConnell's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ground cholla	MacConnell's 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.

MacConnell's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.