Date palm vs wild date palm

Phoenix dactylifera compared with Phoenix sylvestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date palm	wild date palm
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	Arecales (ヤシ目)	Arecales (ヤシ目)
Family same	Arecaceae	Arecaceae
Genus same	Phoenix	Phoenix
Species	Phoenix dactylifera	Phoenix sylvestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Date palm and wild date palm share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Phoenix.

Conservation Status

Date palm

NE — Not Evaluated

wild date palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date palm	wild date palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Date palm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

wild date palm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Italy, Maldives, and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇮🇹 Italy 🇹🇼 Taiwan