Aceitillo vs Prickly Yellow

Zanthoxylum flavum compared with Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Key Differences

• Aceitillo is Vulnerable while Prickly Yellow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aceitillo	Prickly Yellow
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family same	Rutaceae	Rutaceae
Genus same	Zanthoxylum	Zanthoxylum
Species	Zanthoxylum flavum	Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Evolutionary Relationship

Aceitillo and Prickly Yellow share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Zanthoxylum.

Conservation Status

Aceitillo

VU — Vulnerable

Prickly Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aceitillo	Prickly Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aceitillo

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Prickly Yellow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Aceitillo

The Alexander (Zanthoxylum flavum) is a species in the genus Zanthoxylum. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotrop.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇺 Cuba