Erect Pricklypear vs Malayan Water Shrew

Opuntia stricta compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

Erect Pricklypear is Not Evaluated while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Erect Pricklypear	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Caryophyllales (อันดับคาร์เนชัน)	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)
Family	Cactaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Opuntia	Chimarrogale
Species	Opuntia stricta	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Erect Pricklypear

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Erect Pricklypear	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Erect Pricklypear

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Solomon Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).