Finger millet vs Wild African Finger Millet

Eleusine coracana compared with Eleusine africana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Finger millet	Wild African Finger Millet
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Poales (Grasses)	Poales (Grasses)
Family same	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus same	Eleusine	Eleusine
Species	Eleusine coracana	Eleusine africana

Evolutionary Relationship

Finger millet and Wild African Finger Millet share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Eleusine.

Conservation Status

Finger millet

NE — Not Evaluated

Wild African Finger Millet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Finger millet	Wild African Finger Millet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Finger millet

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan, Yemen), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Wild African Finger Millet

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Africa (Madagascar) and Europe (9 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

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