Australian areca palm vs Globe Thistle

Areca triandra compared with Echinops ritro

Key Differences

• Australian areca palm is Least Concern while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian areca palm	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Arecaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Areca	Echinops
Species	Areca triandra	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

Australian areca palm

LC — Least Concern

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian areca palm	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian areca palm

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Panama.

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Russia, and United States.

Australian areca palm

The Australian areca palm (Areca triandra) is a species in the genus Areca. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.