Beavertail Prickly-pear vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Opuntia basilaris compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Beavertail Prickly-pear is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Cactaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Opuntia	Amblysomus
Species	Opuntia basilaris	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Beavertail Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Marley’s Golden Mole
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.

Marley’s Golden Mole

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.