Mexican pistachio vs Pistachio nut

Pistacia mexicana compared with Pistacia vera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican pistachio	Pistachio nut
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 mexicana	Pistacia vera

Evolutionary Relationship

Mexican pistachio and Pistachio nut share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pistacia.

Conservation Status

Mexican pistachio

NT — Near Threatened

Pistachio nut

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican pistachio	Pistachio nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican pistachio

Habitat

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

Pistachio nut

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Libya, Rwanda), Asia (Armenia, Turkey), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.