Beavertail Prickly-pear vs Mandarin Vole

Opuntia basilaris compared with Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Mandarin Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cactaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Opuntia	Lasiopodomys
Species	Opuntia basilaris	Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Conservation Status

Beavertail Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Mandarin Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Mandarin Vole
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.

Mandarin Vole

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.