Beavertail Prickly-pear vs Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Opuntia basilaris compared with Funisciurus substriatus

Key Differences

• Beavertail Prickly-pear is Least Concern while Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cactaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Opuntia	Funisciurus
Species	Opuntia basilaris	Funisciurus substriatus

Conservation Status

Beavertail Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
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.

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

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.