Figuier de Barbarie vs large round-leaf prickly-pear

Opuntia ficus-indica compared with Opuntia spinulifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Figuier de Barbarie	large round-leaf prickly-pear
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
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 ficus-indica	Opuntia spinulifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Figuier de Barbarie and large round-leaf prickly-pear share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Opuntia.

Conservation Status

Figuier de Barbarie

NE — Not Evaluated

large round-leaf prickly-pear

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Figuier de Barbarie	large round-leaf prickly-pear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Figuier de Barbarie

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including montane grasslands and shrublands, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (23 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (9 countries).

large round-leaf prickly-pear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy, Namibia, and South Africa.

Figuier de Barbarie

The Barbary fig (Opuntia ficus-indica) is a species in the genus Opuntia. Found across multiple habitat types including montane grasslands and shrublands, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇿🇦 South Africa