Beavertail Prickly-pear vs Malagasy civet

Opuntia basilaris compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Beavertail Prickly-pear is Least Concern while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cactaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Opuntia	Fossa
Species	Opuntia basilaris	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

Beavertail Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Malagasy civet
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.

Malagasy civet

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.