Beavertail Prickly-pear vs Black Maple

Opuntia basilaris compared with Acer nigrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Black Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cactaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Opuntia	Acer
Species	Opuntia basilaris	Acer nigrum

Evolutionary Relationship

Beavertail Prickly-pear and Black Maple share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Beavertail Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Black Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beavertail Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Black Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Black Maple

The Black Maple (Acer nigrum) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.