echte Aloe vs Socotrine aloe

Aloe vera compared with Aloe perryi

Key Differences

• echte Aloe is Not Evaluated while Socotrine aloe is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	echte Aloe	Socotrine aloe
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Asparagales (Spargelartige)	Asparagales (Spargelartige)
Family same	Asphodelaceae	Asphodelaceae
Genus same	Aloe	Aloe
Species	Aloe vera	Aloe perryi

Evolutionary Relationship

echte Aloe and Socotrine aloe share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Aloe.

Conservation Status

echte Aloe

NE — Not Evaluated

Socotrine aloe

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	echte Aloe	Socotrine aloe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

echte Aloe

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (Cuba, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Socotrine aloe

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

Distributed across Algeria and Brazil. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

echte Aloe

The Barbados aloe (Aloe vera) is a species in the genus Aloe. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (Cuba, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇿 Algeria 🇧🇷 Brazil