Australian baobab vs Fern Palm

Adansonia gregorii compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

• Australian baobab is Least Concern while Fern Palm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian baobab	Fern Palm
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Malvaceae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Adansonia	Cycas
Species	Adansonia gregorii	Cycas revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Australian baobab and Fern Palm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Australian baobab

LC — Least Concern

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian baobab	Fern Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian baobab

Habitat

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

Fern Palm

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Australian baobab

The Australian baobab (Adansonia gregorii) is a species in the genus Adansonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.