American Prickly-Ash vs Kauai Prickly-ash

Zanthoxylum americanum compared with Zanthoxylum kauaense

Key Differences

• American Prickly-Ash is Least Concern while Kauai Prickly-ash is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Prickly-Ash	Kauai Prickly-ash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)
Family same	Rutaceae	Rutaceae
Genus same	Zanthoxylum	Zanthoxylum
Species	Zanthoxylum americanum	Zanthoxylum kauaense

Evolutionary Relationship

American Prickly-Ash and Kauai Prickly-ash share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Zanthoxylum.

Conservation Status

American Prickly-Ash

LC — Least Concern

Kauai Prickly-ash

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Prickly-Ash	Kauai Prickly-ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Prickly-Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Kauai Prickly-ash

Habitat

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

American Prickly-Ash

The American Prickly-Ash (Zanthoxylum americanum) is a species in the genus Zanthoxylum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.