Beavertail Prickly-pear vs Crabeater seal

Opuntia basilaris compared with Lobodon carcinophaga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Crabeater seal
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Cactaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Opuntia	Lobodon
Species	Opuntia basilaris	Lobodon carcinophaga

Conservation Status

Beavertail Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Crabeater seal
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.

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.