Grassland Pricklypear vs Paradox Vole

Opuntia macrorhiza compared with Microtus paradoxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grassland Pricklypear	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 macrorhiza	Microtus paradoxus

Conservation Status

Grassland Pricklypear

LC — Least Concern

Paradox Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grassland Pricklypear	Paradox Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grassland Pricklypear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across France and Taiwan.

Paradox Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.