black she-oak vs Mexican cedar

Allocasuarina littoralis compared with Cedrela odorata

Key Differences

• black she-oak is Least Concern while Mexican cedar is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black she-oak	Mexican cedar
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Casuarinaceae	Meliaceae
Genus	Allocasuarina	Cedrela
Species	Allocasuarina littoralis	Cedrela odorata

Evolutionary Relationship

black she-oak and Mexican cedar share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

black she-oak

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cedar

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black she-oak	Mexican cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black she-oak

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

Mexican cedar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (Taiwan), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

black she-oak

The Black she-oak (Allocasuarina littoralis) is a species in the genus Allocasuarina. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.