Canary Island Date Palm vs wild date palm

Phoenix canariensis compared with Phoenix sylvestris

Key Differences

• Canary Island Date Palm is Least Concern while wild date palm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canary Island Date Palm	wild date palm
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
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	Phoenix	Phoenix
Species	Phoenix canariensis	Phoenix sylvestris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Canary Island Date Palm

LC — Least Concern

wild date palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canary Island Date Palm	wild date palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canary Island Date Palm

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (6 countries), North America (Mexico, Nicaragua), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (5 countries).

wild date palm

Habitat

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

Range

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

Canary Island Date Palm

The Canary Island Date Palm (Phoenix canariensis) is a species in the genus Phoenix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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