ground cholla vs Snake cholla

Cylindropuntia echinocarpa compared with Cylindropuntia californica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ground cholla	Snake cholla
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family same	Cactaceae	Cactaceae
Genus same	Cylindropuntia	Cylindropuntia
Species	Cylindropuntia echinocarpa	Cylindropuntia californica

Evolutionary Relationship

ground cholla and Snake cholla share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cylindropuntia.

Conservation Status

ground cholla

LC — Least Concern

Snake cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ground cholla	Snake cholla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ground cholla

Habitat

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

Snake cholla

Habitat

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