Cylindrical Prickly Pear vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Opuntia curassavica compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• Cylindrical Prickly Pear is Near Threatened while Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cylindrical Prickly Pear	Gray Red-backed 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	Myodes
Species	Opuntia curassavica	Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

Cylindrical Prickly Pear

NT — Near Threatened

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cylindrical Prickly Pear	Gray Red-backed Vole
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.

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.