California fan palm vs Mexican fan palm

Washingtonia filifera compared with Washingtonia robusta

Key Differences

California fan palm is Least Concern while Mexican fan palm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	California fan palm	Mexican fan palm
Kingdom same	Plantae (पादप)	Plantae (पादप)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Arecales (अरैछलैस)	Arecales (अरैछलैस)
Family same	Arecaceae	Arecaceae
Genus same	Washingtonia	Washingtonia
Species	Washingtonia filifera	Washingtonia robusta

Evolutionary Relationship

California fan palm and Mexican fan palm share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Washingtonia.

View Genus: Washingtonia

Conservation Status

California fan palm

LC — Least Concern

Mexican fan palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	California fan palm	Mexican fan palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

California fan palm

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.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).

Mexican fan palm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

California fan palm

The California fan palm (Washingtonia filifera) is a species in the genus Washingtonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.