candelabra aloe vs Curran’s Pitogo

Aloe arborescens compared with Cycas curranii

Key Differences

• candelabra aloe is Least Concern while Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	candelabra aloe	Curran’s Pitogo
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Asphodelaceae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Aloe	Cycas
Species	Aloe arborescens	Cycas curranii

Evolutionary Relationship

candelabra aloe and Curran’s Pitogo share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

candelabra aloe

LC — Least Concern

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	candelabra aloe	Curran’s Pitogo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

candelabra aloe

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Curran’s Pitogo

candelabra aloe

The candelabra aloe (Aloe arborescens) is a species in the genus Aloe. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.