Beavertail Prickly-pear vs Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Opuntia basilaris compared with Microcebus jollyae

Key Differences

• Beavertail Prickly-pear is Least Concern while Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cactaceae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Opuntia	Microcebus
Species	Opuntia basilaris	Microcebus jollyae

Conservation Status

Beavertail Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
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.

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

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.