Cactus-apple vs Orange-throated Bat

Opuntia engelmannii compared with Lampronycteris brachyotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cactus-apple	Orange-throated Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Caryophyllales (гвоздичноцветные)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Cactaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Opuntia	Lampronycteris
Species	Opuntia engelmannii	Lampronycteris brachyotis

Conservation Status

Cactus-apple

LC — Least Concern

Orange-throated Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cactus-apple	Orange-throated Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cactus-apple

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Orange-throated Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Cactus-apple

The Cactus-apple (Opuntia engelmannii) is a species in the genus Opuntia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.