London plane vs Oriental Plane-tree

Platanus hispanica compared with Platanus orientalis

Key Differences

• London plane is Not Evaluated while Oriental Plane-tree is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	London plane	Oriental Plane-tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Proteales (Proteales)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family same	Platanaceae	Platanaceae
Genus same	Platanus	Platanus
Species	Platanus hispanica	Platanus orientalis

Evolutionary Relationship

London plane and Oriental Plane-tree share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Platanus.

Conservation Status

London plane

NE — Not Evaluated

Oriental Plane-tree

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	London plane	Oriental Plane-tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

London plane

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil).

Oriental Plane-tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (India), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain 🇬🇧 United Kingdom