Golden Prickly-pear vs palma-de-espinho

Opuntia aurea compared with Opuntia dillenii

Key Differences

• Golden Prickly-pear is Least Concern while palma-de-espinho is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden 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 aurea	Opuntia dillenii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Golden Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

palma-de-espinho

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Prickly-pear	palma-de-espinho
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden 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).