Big Pine Key Prickly-pear vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Opuntia triacantha compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Big Pine Key Prickly-pear is Near Threatened while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Pine Key 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 triacantha	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Big Pine Key Prickly-pear

NT — Near Threatened

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Pine Key Prickly-pear	Marley’s Golden Mole
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.

Marley’s Golden Mole

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.