Beavertail Prickly-pear vs Equatorial Saki

Opuntia basilaris compared with Pithecia aequatorialis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Equatorial Saki
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cactaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Opuntia	Pithecia
Species	Opuntia basilaris	Pithecia aequatorialis

Conservation Status

Beavertail Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Equatorial Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Equatorial Saki
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.

Equatorial Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.