Brownspine Pricklypear vs Lofty Pericote

Opuntia phaeacantha compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brownspine Pricklypear	Lofty Pericote
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cactaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Opuntia	Auliscomys
Species	Opuntia phaeacantha	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

Brownspine Pricklypear

LC — Least Concern

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brownspine Pricklypear	Lofty Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brownspine Pricklypear

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia), Europe (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brownspine Pricklypear

The Brownspine Pricklypear (Opuntia phaeacantha) 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.