álamo vs Oriental Plane-tree

Platanus wrightii compared with Platanus orientalis

Key Differences

• álamo is Least Concern while Oriental Plane-tree is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	álamo	Oriental Plane-tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Proteales (Proteales)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family same	Platanaceae	Platanaceae
Genus same	Platanus	Platanus
Species	Platanus wrightii	Platanus orientalis

Evolutionary Relationship

álamo and Oriental Plane-tree share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Platanus.

Conservation Status

álamo

LC — Least Concern

Oriental Plane-tree

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	álamo	Oriental Plane-tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

álamo

Habitat

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

Oriental Plane-tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (India), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).

álamo

The Arizona Sycamore, Platanus wrightii, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.