Alupa vs Elephant Apple

Acacia victoriae compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alupa	Elephant Apple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Fabaceae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Acacia	Dillenia
Species	Acacia victoriae	Dillenia indica

Evolutionary Relationship

Alupa and Elephant Apple share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alupa

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alupa	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alupa

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Israel.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

Alupa

The Alupa (Acacia victoriae) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.