Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs Snake cholla

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Cylindropuntia californica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Snake cholla
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	Cylindropuntia
Species	Phyllostomus elongatus	Cylindropuntia californica

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Snake cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Snake cholla

Habitat

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