Beavertail Prickly-pear vs Gobi Jerboa

Opuntia basilaris compared with Allactaga bullata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Gobi Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cactaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Opuntia	Allactaga
Species	Opuntia basilaris	Allactaga bullata

Conservation Status

Beavertail Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Gobi Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Gobi Jerboa
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.

Gobi Jerboa

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.