Beavertail Prickly-pear vs Sour Prickle

Opuntia basilaris compared with Opuntia dillenii

Key Differences

• Beavertail Prickly-pear is Least Concern while Sour Prickle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Sour Prickle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Caryophyllales (Nelkenartige)	Caryophyllales (Nelkenartige)
Family same	Cactaceae	Cactaceae
Genus same	Opuntia	Opuntia
Species	Opuntia basilaris	Opuntia dillenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Beavertail Prickly-pear and Sour Prickle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Opuntia.

Conservation Status

Beavertail Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Sour Prickle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Sour Prickle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beavertail Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sour Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Beavertail Prickly-pear

The Beavertail Prickly-pear (Opuntia basilaris) is a species in the genus Opuntia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan