Big Pine Key Prickly-pear vs palma-de-espinho

Opuntia triacantha compared with Opuntia dillenii

Key Differences

• Big Pine Key Prickly-pear is Near Threatened while palma-de-espinho is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Pine Key Prickly-pear	palma-de-espinho
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 triacantha	Opuntia dillenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Pine Key Prickly-pear and palma-de-espinho share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Opuntia.

Conservation Status

Big Pine Key Prickly-pear

NT — Near Threatened

palma-de-espinho

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Pine Key Prickly-pear	palma-de-espinho
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Pine Key Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

palma-de-espinho

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Big Pine Key Prickly-pear

The Big Pine Key Prickly-pear (Opuntia triacantha) is a species in the genus Opuntia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.