Beavertail Prickly-pear vs Isarog Chrotomys

Opuntia basilaris compared with Chrotomys gonzalesi

Key Differences

• Beavertail Prickly-pear is Least Concern while Isarog Chrotomys is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Isarog Chrotomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cactaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Opuntia	Chrotomys
Species	Opuntia basilaris	Chrotomys gonzalesi

Conservation Status

Beavertail Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Isarog Chrotomys

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Isarog Chrotomys
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.

Isarog Chrotomys

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.