Blind Pricklypear vs Zang Tu

Opuntia rufida compared with Lepus tibetanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Pricklypear	Zang Tu
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Caryophyllales (石竹目)	Lagomorpha (兔形目)
Family	Cactaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Opuntia	Lepus
Species	Opuntia rufida	Lepus tibetanus

Conservation Status

Blind Pricklypear

LC — Least Concern

Zang Tu

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Pricklypear	Zang Tu
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Pricklypear

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Namibia.

Zang Tu

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blind Pricklypear

The Blind Pricklypear (Opuntia rufida) is a species in the genus Opuntia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.