Brownspine Pricklypear vs Purple Prickly-pear

Opuntia phaeacantha compared with Opuntia macrocentra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brownspine Pricklypear	Purple Prickly-pear
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 phaeacantha	Opuntia macrocentra

Evolutionary Relationship

Brownspine Pricklypear and Purple Prickly-pear share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Opuntia.

Conservation Status

Brownspine Pricklypear

LC — Least Concern

Purple Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brownspine Pricklypear	Purple Prickly-pear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brownspine Pricklypear

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia), Europe (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Purple Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

Brownspine Pricklypear

The Brownspine Pricklypear (Opuntia phaeacantha) 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.