Border Prickly-pear vs brigalow

Opuntia atrispina compared with Acacia harpophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Border Prickly-pear	brigalow
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cactaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Opuntia	Acacia
Species	Opuntia atrispina	Acacia harpophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Border Prickly-pear and brigalow share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Border Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

brigalow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Border Prickly-pear	brigalow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Border Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

brigalow

Habitat

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

Border Prickly-pear

The Border Prickly-pear (Opuntia atrispina) 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.

brigalow

The brigalow (Acacia harpophylla) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.