Dollar-joint Prickly-pear vs Red Fox

Opuntia chlorotica compared with Vulpes vulpes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dollar-joint Prickly-pear	Red Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Caryophyllales (อันดับคาร์เนชัน)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Cactaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Opuntia	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Opuntia chlorotica	Vulpes vulpes

Conservation Status

Dollar-joint Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Red Fox

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dollar-joint Prickly-pear	Red Fox
Diet	—	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	70 cm
Average Weight	—	6.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dollar-joint Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Italy.

Red Fox

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Israel), Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina).

The most widespread wild carnivore on Earth, red foxes have colonized habitats from Arctic tundra to urban environments across the Northern Hemisphere and introduced ranges in Australia. Recognized by their russet coat, white belly, and bushy tail. Highly adaptable omnivores, red foxes eat everything from rabbits and voles to fruit and human refuse. They communicate with over 40 distinct vocalizations.