Beavertail Prickly-pear vs Potts's prickly-pear

Opuntia basilaris compared with Opuntia pottsii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Potts's prickly-pear
Kingdom same	Plantae (thực vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Caryophyllales (Bộ Cẩm chướng)	Caryophyllales (Bộ Cẩm chướng)
Family same	Cactaceae	Cactaceae
Genus same	Opuntia	Opuntia
Species	Opuntia basilaris	Opuntia pottsii

Evolutionary Relationship

Beavertail Prickly-pear and Potts's prickly-pear share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Opuntia.

Conservation Status

Beavertail Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Potts's prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beavertail Prickly-pear	Potts's prickly-pear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beavertail Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Potts's prickly-pear

Habitat

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

Beavertail Prickly-pear

The Beavertail Prickly-pear (Opuntia basilaris) is a species in the genus Opuntia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.