Rice vs Wild Rice

Oryza sativa compared with Oryza barthii

Key Differences

Rice is Not Evaluated while Wild Rice is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rice	Wild 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 sativa	Oryza barthii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

表示 Genus: Oryza

Conservation Status

Rice

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Wild Rice

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Wild Rice

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Gambia, Guinea, and India.

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。