alpine lady's-mantle vs Beavertail Prickly-pear

Alchemilla alpina compared with Opuntia basilaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Beavertail Prickly-pear
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Cactaceae
Genus	Alchemilla	Opuntia
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Opuntia basilaris

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine lady's-mantle and Beavertail Prickly-pear share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Beavertail Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Beavertail Prickly-pear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine lady's-mantle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Beavertail Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

alpine lady's-mantle

The Alpine lady's-mantle (Alchemilla alpina) is a species in the genus Alchemilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Beavertail Prickly-pear

The Beavertail Prickly-pear (Opuntia basilaris) is a species in the genus Opuntia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.