Cylindrical Prickly Pear vs Eastern Mole

Opuntia curassavica compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Cylindrical Prickly Pear is Near Threatened while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cylindrical Prickly Pear	Eastern 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	Scalopus
Species	Opuntia curassavica	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Cylindrical Prickly Pear

NT — Near Threatened

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cylindrical Prickly Pear	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cylindrical Prickly Pear

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.