American Prickly-Ash vs Prickly Yellow

Zanthoxylum americanum compared with Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Key Differences

• American Prickly-Ash is Least Concern while Prickly Yellow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Prickly-Ash	Prickly Yellow
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family same	Rutaceae	Rutaceae
Genus same	Zanthoxylum	Zanthoxylum
Species	Zanthoxylum americanum	Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Evolutionary Relationship

American Prickly-Ash and Prickly Yellow share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Zanthoxylum.

Conservation Status

American Prickly-Ash

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Prickly-Ash	Prickly Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Prickly-Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Prickly Yellow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

American Prickly-Ash

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