Achallo vs Marble-fruit Prickly-pear

Chinchillula sahamae compared with Opuntia strigil

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Achallo Marble-fruit Prickly-pear
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Cricetidae Cactaceae
Genus Chinchillula Opuntia
Species Chinchillula sahamae Opuntia strigil

Conservation Status

Achallo

LC — Least Concern

Marble-fruit Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Achallo Marble-fruit Prickly-pear
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Achallo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marble-fruit Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

Achallo

The Achallo (Chinchillula sahamae) is a species in the genus Chinchillula. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It typically inhabits diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marble-fruit Prickly-pear

No description available.

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