African Rice vs Rice

Oryza glaberrima compared with Oryza sativa

Key Differences

African Rice is Least Concern while Rice is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Rice	Rice
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)
Order same	Poales (イネ目)	Poales (イネ目)
Family same	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus same	Oryza (Rice)	Oryza (Rice)
Species	Oryza glaberrima	Oryza sativa

Evolutionary Relationship

African Rice and Rice share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Oryza. (Rice)

表示 Genus: Oryza

Conservation Status

African Rice

LC — Least Concern

Rice

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Rice	Rice
Diet	—	Autotroph
Average Lifespan	—	1 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Rice

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Dominican Republic, Guinea, and Taiwan.

Rice

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (Belize, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

African Rice

The African Rice (Oryza glaberrima) is a species in the genus Oryza. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotrop.

Rice

人類史上最も重要な食用作物である稲は、世界人口の半数以上を養い、アジア、アフリカ、ラテンアメリカの主食穀物である。約9,000年前に中国の長江流域で野生の Oryza rufipogon から栽培化された稲作は、文明、景観、生態系を形成してきた。湛水田耕作は渡り鳥、両生類、水生無脊椎動物のための広大な湿地生息地を作り出す一方、大量のメタンを排出する。