Arizona Cassava vs Desert Mountain Manihot

Manihot davisiae compared with Manihot angustiloba

Key Differences

• Arizona Cassava is Data Deficient while Desert Mountain Manihot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Cassava	Desert Mountain Manihot
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family same	Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus same	Manihot	Manihot
Species	Manihot davisiae	Manihot angustiloba

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Cassava and Desert Mountain Manihot share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Manihot.

Conservation Status

Arizona Cassava

DD — Data Deficient

Desert Mountain Manihot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Cassava	Desert Mountain Manihot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Cassava

Habitat

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

Desert Mountain Manihot

Habitat

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

Arizona Cassava

The Arizona Cassava, Manihot davisiae, is a species. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, meaning insufficient information exists to assess its risk of extinction. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.