sapin de douglas vs Japanese Douglas-fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii compared with Pseudotsuga japonica

Key Differences

• sapin de douglas is Not Evaluated while Japanese Douglas-fir is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	sapin de douglas	Japanese Douglas-fir
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class same	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order same	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family same	Pinaceae (Pine Family)	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus same	Pseudotsuga	Pseudotsuga
Species	Pseudotsuga menziesii	Pseudotsuga japonica

Evolutionary Relationship

sapin de douglas and Japanese Douglas-fir share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pseudotsuga.

Conservation Status

sapin de douglas

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Douglas-fir

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	sapin de douglas	Japanese Douglas-fir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

sapin de douglas

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (26 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina).

Japanese Douglas-fir

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

sapin de douglas

The British Columbia Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) is a species in the genus Pseudotsuga. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.