beach palm vs Prickly Pole

Bactris major compared with Bactris jamaicana

Key Differences

• beach palm is Least Concern while Prickly Pole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach palm	Prickly Pole
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Arecales (Palmenartige)	Arecales (Palmenartige)
Family same	Arecaceae	Arecaceae
Genus same	Bactris	Bactris
Species	Bactris major	Bactris jamaicana

Evolutionary Relationship

beach palm and Prickly Pole share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Bactris.

Conservation Status

beach palm

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Pole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach palm	Prickly Pole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach palm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Taiwan.

Prickly Pole

Habitat

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

beach palm

The Beach palm (Bactris major) is a species in the genus Bactris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.