Beavertail Prickly-pear vs Least Philippine Apomys

Opuntia basilaris compared with Apomys musculus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Least Philippine Apomys
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	Apomys
Species	Opuntia basilaris	Apomys musculus

Conservation Status

Beavertail Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Least Philippine Apomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Least Philippine Apomys
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.

Least Philippine Apomys

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.