Barbary fig vs Erect Pricklypear

Opuntia ficus-indica compared with Opuntia stricta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barbary fig	Erect Pricklypear
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 ficus-indica	Opuntia stricta

Evolutionary Relationship

Barbary fig and Erect Pricklypear share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Opuntia.

Conservation Status

Barbary fig

NE — Not Evaluated

Erect Pricklypear

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barbary fig	Erect Pricklypear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barbary fig

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including montane grasslands and shrublands, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (23 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (9 countries).

Erect Pricklypear

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Solomon Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Barbary fig

The Barbary fig (Opuntia ficus-indica) is a species in the genus Opuntia. Found across multiple habitat types including montane grasslands and shrublands, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 28 countries:

🇦🇴 Angola 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇪🇷 Eritrea 🇸🇿 Eswatini 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇰🇪 Kenya 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 🇸🇴 Somalia 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇿 Tanzania 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇾🇪 Yemen 🇿🇲 Zambia