Blind Pricklypear vs Chihuahua Gray

Opuntia rufida compared with Aphonopelma pallidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Pricklypear	Chihuahua Gray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Cactaceae	Theraphosidae
Genus	Opuntia	Aphonopelma
Species	Opuntia rufida	Aphonopelma pallidum

Conservation Status

Blind Pricklypear

LC — Least Concern

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Pricklypear	Chihuahua Gray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Pricklypear

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Namibia.

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Blind Pricklypear

The Blind Pricklypear (Opuntia rufida) is a species in the genus Opuntia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Chihuahua Gray

The Chihuahua Gray (Aphonopelma pallidum) is a species in the genus Aphonopelma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.