cholla vs Potts's prickly-pear

Opuntia engelmannii compared with Opuntia pottsii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cholla	Potts's prickly-pear
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
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	Opuntia	Opuntia
Species	Opuntia engelmannii	Opuntia pottsii

Evolutionary Relationship

cholla and Potts's prickly-pear share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Opuntia.

Conservation Status

cholla

LC — Least Concern

Potts's prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cholla	Potts's prickly-pear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cholla

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Potts's prickly-pear

Habitat

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

cholla

The Cactus-apple (Opuntia engelmannii) is a species in the genus Opuntia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.