Jumping cholla vs abrojo

Cylindropuntia fulgida compared with Cylindropuntia tunicata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jumping cholla	abrojo
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	Cylindropuntia	Cylindropuntia
Species	Cylindropuntia fulgida	Cylindropuntia tunicata

Evolutionary Relationship

Jumping cholla and abrojo share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cylindropuntia.

Conservation Status

Jumping cholla

LC — Least Concern

abrojo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jumping cholla	abrojo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jumping cholla

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, South Africa, United States, and Zimbabwe.

abrojo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Chile, Colombia, Italy, and South Africa.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇿🇦 South Africa