Calamus vs Elephant Palm

Acorus calamus compared with Borassus aethiopum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	Elephant Palm
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Acoraceae	Arecaceae
Genus	Acorus	Borassus
Species	Acorus calamus	Borassus aethiopum

Evolutionary Relationship

Calamus and Elephant Palm share a common ancestor at the Class level: Liliopsida. (Monocots)

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	Elephant Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Calamus

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (30 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Elephant Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Guinea and Yemen.

Calamus

The Calamus (Acorus calamus) is a species in the genus Acorus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.