Königspalme vs Vierzehen-Pferdespringmaus

Attalea maripa compared with Allactaga tetradactyla

Key Differences

• Königspalme is Least Concern while Vierzehen-Pferdespringmaus is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Königspalme	Vierzehen-Pferdespringmaus
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Arecales (Palmenartige)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Arecaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Attalea	Allactaga
Species	Attalea maripa	Allactaga tetradactyla

Conservation Status

Königspalme

LC — Least Concern

Vierzehen-Pferdespringmaus

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Königspalme	Vierzehen-Pferdespringmaus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Königspalme

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Vierzehen-Pferdespringmaus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Königspalme

The Cokerite Palm (Attalea maripa), also known as Maripa Palm or Inajá, is a solitary, tall-growing feather palm in the family Arecaceae, distributed across the lowland rainforests, forest edges, and floodplain forests of Amazonian South America, primarily in Brazil and Colombia, with additional records from Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador. Trees typically reach 15–25 metres in height, producing large pinnate fronds and impressive clusters of ovoid fruits with an oily, yellow-orange outer mesocarp surrounding a hard-shelled nut. The palm is widely used by indigenous and traditional communities throughout Amazonia: the oil-rich mesocarp of the fruits is eaten fresh and used to produce a nutritious food paste; the apical bud (palm heart) is consumed; the young leaves are used for basket weaving and thatching; and the trunk wood serves in construction. Attalea maripa frequently regenerates vigorously in disturbed forest and pasture margins, indicating tolerance for light disturbance. It plays an important ecological role as a food source for large frugivores including tapirs, peccaries, and macaws that help disperse its large seeds. The species is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN, with stable populations across its broad Amazonian range.