Arborescent pricklypear vs Purple Prickly-pear

Opuntia leucotricha compared with Opuntia macrocentra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arborescent pricklypear	Purple Prickly-pear
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family same	Cactaceae	Cactaceae
Genus same	Opuntia	Opuntia
Species	Opuntia leucotricha	Opuntia macrocentra

Evolutionary Relationship

Arborescent pricklypear and Purple Prickly-pear share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Opuntia.

Conservation Status

Arborescent pricklypear

LC — Least Concern

Purple Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arborescent pricklypear	Purple Prickly-pear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arborescent pricklypear

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Purple Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

Arborescent pricklypear

The Arborescent pricklypear (Opuntia leucotricha) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil