corne de raquette vs Purple Prickly-pear

Opuntia polyacantha compared with Opuntia macrocentra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	corne de raquette	Purple 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 polyacantha	Opuntia macrocentra

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

corne de raquette

LC — Least Concern

Purple Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

corne de raquette

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Czech Republic.

Purple Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.