Brownspine Pricklypear vs Northern Mole Vole

Opuntia phaeacantha compared with Ellobius talpinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brownspine Pricklypear	Northern Mole Vole
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	Ellobius
Species	Opuntia phaeacantha	Ellobius talpinus

Conservation Status

Brownspine Pricklypear

LC — Least Concern

Northern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brownspine Pricklypear	Northern Mole Vole
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).

Northern Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.

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.