Big Pine Key Prickly-pear vs Kodkod

Opuntia triacantha compared with Leopardus guigna

Key Differences

• Big Pine Key Prickly-pear is Near Threatened while Kodkod is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Pine Key Prickly-pear	Kodkod
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cactaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Opuntia	Leopardus
Species	Opuntia triacantha	Leopardus guigna

Conservation Status

Big Pine Key Prickly-pear

NT — Near Threatened

Kodkod

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Pine Key Prickly-pear	Kodkod
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Pine Key Prickly-pear

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Kodkod

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big Pine Key Prickly-pear

The Big Pine Key Prickly-pear (Opuntia triacantha) is a species in the genus Opuntia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.