Erect Pricklypear vs Mediterranean Pine Vole

Opuntia stricta compared with Microtus duodecimcostatus

Key Differences

Erect Pricklypear is Not Evaluated while Mediterranean Pine Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Erect Pricklypear	Mediterranean Pine Vole
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)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Cactaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Opuntia	Microtus
Species	Opuntia stricta	Microtus duodecimcostatus

Conservation Status

Erect Pricklypear

NE — Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Erect Pricklypear	Mediterranean Pine Vole
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).