Chêne des Canaries vs chêne pédonculé

Quercus canariensis compared with Quercus robur

Key Differences

• Chêne des Canaries is Data Deficient while chêne pédonculé is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chêne des Canaries	chêne pédonculé
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family same	Fagaceae (Beech Family)	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus same	Quercus (Oaks)	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Quercus canariensis	Quercus robur

Evolutionary Relationship

Chêne des Canaries and chêne pédonculé share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Quercus. (Oaks)

Conservation Status

Chêne des Canaries

DD — Data Deficient

chêne pédonculé

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chêne des Canaries	chêne pédonculé
Diet	—	Autotroph
Average Lifespan	—	1000 years
Average Length	—	25.0 m
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chêne des Canaries

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

chêne pédonculé

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (Armenia, India), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Chêne des Canaries

The Algerian Oak (Quercus canariensis) is a species in the genus Quercus. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

chêne pédonculé

One of Europe's most important and widespread deciduous trees, the pedunculate oak can live over 1,000 years, reach 40 meters, and support the greatest biodiversity of any European tree species — over 2,300 species of insects, fungi, lichens, mosses, and birds directly depend on mature oaks. Found across Europe to western Asia in temperate forests, its hard, durable wood has been foundational to shipbuilding, architecture, and barrel making throughout history.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇿🇦 South Africa