Mangrove fan palm vs ruffled fan palm

Licuala spinosa compared with Licuala grandis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mangrove fan palm	ruffled fan palm
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Arecales (Arecales)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family same	Arecaceae	Arecaceae
Genus same	Licuala	Licuala
Species	Licuala spinosa	Licuala grandis

Evolutionary Relationship

Mangrove fan palm and ruffled fan palm share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Licuala.

Conservation Status

Mangrove fan palm

NE — Not Evaluated

ruffled fan palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mangrove fan palm	ruffled fan palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mangrove fan palm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, India, Seychelles, Taiwan, and United States.

ruffled fan palm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (India), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇮🇳 India 🇸🇨 Seychelles