Chinese pistache vs Mexican pistachio

Pistacia chinensis compared with Pistacia mexicana

Key Differences

• Chinese pistache is Least Concern while Mexican pistachio is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese pistache	Mexican pistachio
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family same	Anacardiaceae	Anacardiaceae
Genus same	Pistacia	Pistacia
Species	Pistacia chinensis	Pistacia mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese pistache and Mexican pistachio share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pistacia.

Conservation Status

Chinese pistache

LC — Least Concern

Mexican pistachio

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese pistache	Mexican pistachio
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese pistache

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Pakistan, Taiwan, and United States.

Mexican pistachio

Habitat

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

Chinese pistache

The Chinese Pistache (Pistacia chinensis) is a species in the genus Pistacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Australia, Pakistan, Taiwan, and United States.