Coral reef araucaria vs Monkey-puzzle

Araucaria columnaris compared with Araucaria araucana

Key Differences

• Coral reef araucaria is Least Concern while Monkey-puzzle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coral reef araucaria	Monkey-puzzle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class same	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order same	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family same	Araucariaceae	Araucariaceae
Genus same	Araucaria	Araucaria
Species	Araucaria columnaris	Araucaria araucana

Evolutionary Relationship

Coral reef araucaria and Monkey-puzzle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Araucaria.

Conservation Status

Coral reef araucaria

LC — Least Concern

Monkey-puzzle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coral reef araucaria	Monkey-puzzle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coral reef araucaria

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Bangladesh, India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Tuvalu), and South America (Brazil).

Monkey-puzzle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Libya), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇹🇼 Taiwan