Arizona alder vs Monkey Apple

Alnus oblongifolia compared with Annona glabra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona alder	Monkey Apple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Betulaceae	Annonaceae
Genus	Alnus	Annona
Species	Alnus oblongifolia	Annona glabra

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona alder and Monkey Apple share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Arizona alder

LC — Least Concern

Monkey Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona alder	Monkey Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona alder

Habitat

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

Monkey Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (6 countries), North America (Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Arizona alder

The Arizona alder, Alnus oblongifolia, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.