figo-da-espanha vs orelha-de-elefante

Opuntia ficus-indica compared with Opuntia tuna

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	figo-da-espanha	orelha-de-elefante
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
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 ficus-indica	Opuntia tuna

Evolutionary Relationship

figo-da-espanha and orelha-de-elefante share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Opuntia.

View Genus: Opuntia

Conservation Status

figo-da-espanha

NE — Not Evaluated

orelha-de-elefante

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	figo-da-espanha	orelha-de-elefante
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

figo-da-espanha

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including montane grasslands and shrublands, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (23 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (9 countries).

orelha-de-elefante

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).

figo-da-espanha

The Barbary fig (Opuntia ficus-indica) is a species in the genus Opuntia. Found across multiple habitat types including montane grasslands and shrublands, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in.