Beavertail Prickly-pear vs Indian Hare

Opuntia basilaris compared with Lepus nigricollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Indian Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Cactaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Opuntia	Lepus
Species	Opuntia basilaris	Lepus nigricollis

Conservation Status

Beavertail Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Indian Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Indian Hare
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.

Indian Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius and Seychelles.

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.