Panhandle Prickly-pear vs Nopal Violaceo

Opuntia polyacantha compared with Opuntia macrocentra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Panhandle Prickly-pear	Nopal Violaceo
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 polyacantha	Opuntia macrocentra

Evolutionary Relationship

Panhandle Prickly-pear and Nopal Violaceo share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Opuntia.

Conservation Status

Panhandle Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Nopal Violaceo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Panhandle Prickly-pear	Nopal Violaceo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Panhandle Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Czech Republic.

Nopal Violaceo

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.