marajá vs Prickly Pole

Bactris major compared with Bactris jamaicana

Key Differences

• marajá is Least Concern while Prickly Pole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	marajá	Prickly Pole
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	Bactris	Bactris
Species	Bactris major	Bactris jamaicana

Evolutionary Relationship

marajá and Prickly Pole share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Bactris.

Conservation Status

marajá

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Pole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	marajá	Prickly Pole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

marajá

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Taiwan.

Prickly Pole

Habitat

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

marajá

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