chenille prickly-pear vs Mexican vole

Opuntia aciculata compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• chenille prickly-pear is Data Deficient while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chenille prickly-pear	Mexican 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 aciculata	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

chenille prickly-pear

DD — Data Deficient

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chenille prickly-pear	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chenille prickly-pear

Habitat

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

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chenille prickly-pear

The chenille prickly-pear (Opuntia aciculata) is a species in the genus Opuntia. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.