Chaparral Prickly-pear vs Forest Dormouse

Opuntia oricola compared with Dryomys nitedula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chaparral Prickly-pear	Forest Dormouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cactaceae	Gliridae
Genus	Opuntia	Dryomys
Species	Opuntia oricola	Dryomys nitedula

Conservation Status

Chaparral Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chaparral Prickly-pear	Forest Dormouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chaparral Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

Forest Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chaparral Prickly-pear

The Chaparral Prickly-pear (Opuntia oricola) 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.