black she-oak vs Sapele

Allocasuarina littoralis compared with Entandrophragma cylindricum

Key Differences

• black she-oak is Least Concern while Sapele is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black she-oak	Sapele
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	Entandrophragma
Species	Allocasuarina littoralis	Entandrophragma cylindricum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black she-oak

LC — Least Concern

Sapele

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black she-oak	Sapele
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.

Sapele

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.