Beavertail Prickly-pear vs Jackson’s Mongoose

Opuntia basilaris compared with Bdeogale jacksoni

Key Differences

• Beavertail Prickly-pear is Least Concern while Jackson’s Mongoose is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Jackson’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cactaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Opuntia	Bdeogale
Species	Opuntia basilaris	Bdeogale jacksoni

Conservation Status

Beavertail Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Jackson’s Mongoose

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Jackson’s Mongoose
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.

Jackson’s Mongoose

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.