Australian baobab vs Elephant Apple

Adansonia gregorii compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian baobab	Elephant Apple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Malvaceae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Adansonia	Dillenia
Species	Adansonia gregorii	Dillenia indica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Australian baobab

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian baobab	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian baobab

Habitat

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

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.

Australian baobab

The Australian baobab (Adansonia gregorii) is a species in the genus Adansonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.