Beavertail Prickly-pear vs Woollyjoint pricklypear

Opuntia basilaris compared with Opuntia tomentosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Woollyjoint pricklypear
Kingdom same	Plantae (식물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order same	Caryophyllales (석죽목)	Caryophyllales (석죽목)
Family same	Cactaceae	Cactaceae
Genus same	Opuntia	Opuntia
Species	Opuntia basilaris	Opuntia tomentosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Beavertail Prickly-pear and Woollyjoint pricklypear share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Opuntia.

Conservation Status

Beavertail Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Woollyjoint pricklypear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Woollyjoint pricklypear
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.

Woollyjoint pricklypear

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (France, Italy, Spain), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.