Chaparral Prickly-pear vs Iberian Mole

Opuntia oricola compared with Talpa occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chaparral Prickly-pear	Iberian Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cactaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Opuntia	Talpa
Species	Opuntia oricola	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Chaparral Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chaparral Prickly-pear	Iberian Mole
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.

Iberian Mole

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.