Brownspine Pricklypear vs Long-footed Treeshrew

Opuntia phaeacantha compared with Tupaia longipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brownspine Pricklypear	Long-footed Treeshrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Cactaceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Opuntia	Tupaia
Species	Opuntia phaeacantha	Tupaia longipes

Conservation Status

Brownspine Pricklypear

LC — Least Concern

Long-footed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brownspine Pricklypear	Long-footed Treeshrew
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).

Long-footed Treeshrew

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.