Erect Pricklypear vs European Mole

Opuntia stricta compared with Talpa europaea

Key Differences

• Erect Pricklypear is Not Evaluated while European Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Erect Pricklypear	European 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 stricta	Talpa europaea

Conservation Status

Erect Pricklypear

NE — Not Evaluated

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Erect Pricklypear	European Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Erect Pricklypear

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Solomon Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

European Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium