Beavertail Prickly-pear vs Midday Jird

Opuntia basilaris compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Caryophyllales (ナデシコ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Cactaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Opuntia	Meriones
Species	Opuntia basilaris	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Beavertail Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beavertail Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beavertail Prickly-pear

The Beavertail Prickly-pear (Opuntia basilaris) is a species in the genus Opuntia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.