Large-eared Pied Bat vs Purple Prickly-pear

Chalinolobus dwyeri compared with Opuntia macrocentra

Key Differences

• Large-eared Pied Bat is Vulnerable while Purple Prickly-pear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Pied Bat	Purple Prickly-pear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Chalinolobus	Opuntia
Species	Chalinolobus dwyeri	Opuntia macrocentra

Conservation Status

Large-eared Pied Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Purple Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Pied Bat	Purple Prickly-pear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Pied Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Purple Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.