Golden Prickly-pear vs corne de raquette

Opuntia aurea compared with Opuntia polyacantha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Prickly-pear	corne de raquette
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 aurea	Opuntia polyacantha

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden Prickly-pear and corne de raquette share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Opuntia.

Conservation Status

Golden Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

corne de raquette

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Prickly-pear	corne de raquette
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

corne de raquette

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Czech Republic.