candelabra aloe vs Maui's paddle

Aloe arborescens compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• candelabra aloe is Least Concern while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	candelabra aloe	Maui's paddle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Asphodelaceae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Aloe	Elaphoglossum
Species	Aloe arborescens	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Evolutionary Relationship

candelabra aloe and Maui's paddle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

candelabra aloe

LC — Least Concern

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	candelabra aloe	Maui's paddle
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).

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.