bacaba-açu vs patauá

Oenocarpus bacaba compared with Oenocarpus bataua

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bacaba-açu	patauá
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Arecales (Arecales)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family same	Arecaceae	Arecaceae
Genus same	Oenocarpus	Oenocarpus
Species	Oenocarpus bacaba	Oenocarpus bataua

Evolutionary Relationship

bacaba-açu and patauá share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Oenocarpus.

Conservation Status

bacaba-açu

LC — Least Concern

patauá

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bacaba-açu	patauá
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bacaba-açu

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

patauá

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador.

bacaba-açu

The Bacaba palm (Oenocarpus bacaba) is a species in the genus Oenocarpus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

patauá

The Bataua palm (Oenocarpus bataua) is a species in the genus Oenocarpus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia