Big Pine Key Prickly-pear vs Oponce

Opuntia triacantha compared with Opuntia tuna

Key Differences

• Big Pine Key Prickly-pear is Near Threatened while Oponce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Pine Key Prickly-pear	Oponce
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 triacantha	Opuntia tuna

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Pine Key Prickly-pear and Oponce share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Opuntia.

Conservation Status

Big Pine Key Prickly-pear

NT — Near Threatened

Oponce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Pine Key Prickly-pear	Oponce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Pine Key Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

Oponce

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), and South America (Brazil).

Big Pine Key Prickly-pear

The Big Pine Key Prickly-pear (Opuntia triacantha) is a species in the genus Opuntia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.