Beavertail Prickly-pear vs Mountain Anoa

Opuntia basilaris compared with Bubalus quarlesi

Key Differences

• Beavertail Prickly-pear is Least Concern while Mountain Anoa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Mountain Anoa
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	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Opuntia	Bubalus
Species	Opuntia basilaris	Bubalus quarlesi

Conservation Status

Beavertail Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Anoa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Mountain Anoa
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.

Mountain Anoa

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.