Catuaba vs arruda-amarela

Zanthoxylum pentandrum compared with Zanthoxylum fagara

Key Differences

• Catuaba is Least Concern while arruda-amarela is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Catuaba	arruda-amarela
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family same	Rutaceae	Rutaceae
Genus same	Zanthoxylum	Zanthoxylum
Species	Zanthoxylum pentandrum	Zanthoxylum fagara

Evolutionary Relationship

Catuaba and arruda-amarela share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Zanthoxylum.

Conservation Status

Catuaba

LC — Least Concern

arruda-amarela

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Catuaba	arruda-amarela
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Catuaba

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Brazil.

arruda-amarela

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 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil