Burmese fishtail palm vs Snake Palm

Caryota mitis compared with Caryota ophiopellis

Key Differences

• Burmese fishtail palm is Least Concern while Snake Palm is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese fishtail palm	Snake 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	Caryota	Caryota
Species	Caryota mitis	Caryota ophiopellis

Evolutionary Relationship

Burmese fishtail palm and Snake Palm share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Caryota.

Conservation Status

Burmese fishtail palm

LC — Least Concern

Snake Palm

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burmese fishtail palm	Snake Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese fishtail palm

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burkina Faso, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Snake Palm

Habitat

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

Burmese fishtail palm

The Burmese fishtail palm (Caryota mitis) is a species in the genus Caryota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.