Chaparral Prickly-pear vs Paradox Vole

Opuntia oricola compared with Microtus paradoxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chaparral Prickly-pear	Paradox 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	Microtus
Species	Opuntia oricola	Microtus paradoxus

Conservation Status

Chaparral Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Paradox Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chaparral Prickly-pear	Paradox Vole
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.

Paradox Vole

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.