Identifying a cactus

Hello. Just a quick and simple question, but is anyone able to identify my two cactus for me please. Got them as a Christmas present so unsure of what kind they are. Thank you.

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#1 Comment By drtreelove On 12/25/2018 @ 10:49 pm

I believe the larger one is a “barrel cactus”, but not sure which species/variety.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrel_cactus ^[1]

The smaller one appears to be a ‘grafted’ cactus, with a “root stock” that appears to be of the genus Hylocereus, like the Costa Rica Nightblooming Cactus.

https://worldofsucculents.com/what-are-grafted-cacti/ ^[2]

You may be able to get more specific identification through searching this website:

https://cactiguide.com/cactipests/ ^[3]

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrel_cactus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrel_cactus

[2] https://worldofsucculents.com/what-are-grafted-cacti/: https://worldofsucculents.com/what-are-grafted-cacti/

[3] https://cactiguide.com/cactipests/: https://cactiguide.com/cactipests/

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