Australian baobab vs Ferny Azolla

Adansonia gregorii compared with Azolla pinnata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian baobab	Ferny Azolla
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Malvaceae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Adansonia	Azolla
Species	Adansonia gregorii	Azolla pinnata

Evolutionary Relationship

Australian baobab and Ferny Azolla share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Australian baobab

LC — Least Concern

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian baobab	Ferny Azolla
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.

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

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.