Beavertail Prickly-pear vs Mérida Brocket

Opuntia basilaris compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Beavertail Prickly-pear is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cactaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Opuntia	Mazama
Species	Opuntia basilaris	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Beavertail Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Mérida Brocket
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.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.