American Hackberry vs Oriental hackberry

Celtis occidentalis compared with Celtis tournefortii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Hackberry	Oriental hackberry
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family same	Cannabaceae	Cannabaceae
Genus same	Celtis	Celtis
Species	Celtis occidentalis	Celtis tournefortii

Evolutionary Relationship

American Hackberry and Oriental hackberry share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Celtis.

Conservation Status

American Hackberry

LC — Least Concern

Oriental hackberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Hackberry	Oriental hackberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Hackberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Armenia), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Oriental hackberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Bulgaria.

American Hackberry

The American Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) is a species in the genus Celtis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.