Alpine ibex vs Marble-fruit Prickly-pear

Capra ibex compared with Opuntia strigil

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alpine ibex Marble-fruit Prickly-pear
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Bovidae (Bovids) Cactaceae
Genus Capra Opuntia
Species Capra ibex Opuntia strigil

Conservation Status

Alpine ibex

LC — Least Concern

Marble-fruit Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alpine ibex Marble-fruit Prickly-pear
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine ibex

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Mexico), and South America (Argentina).

Marble-fruit Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

Alpine ibex

The Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) is a species in the genus Capra. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Mexico), and South America (Argentina).

Marble-fruit Prickly-pear

No description available.

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