Beavertail Prickly-pear vs Pampas fox

Opuntia basilaris compared with Lycalopex gymnocercus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Pampas fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cactaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Opuntia	Lycalopex
Species	Opuntia basilaris	Lycalopex gymnocercus

Conservation Status

Beavertail Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Pampas fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Pampas fox
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.

Pampas fox

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.