Australian baobab vs goat willow

Adansonia gregorii compared with Salix caprea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian baobab	goat willow
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Malvaceae	Salicaceae
Genus	Adansonia	Salix
Species	Adansonia gregorii	Salix caprea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Australian baobab

LC — Least Concern

goat willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian baobab	goat willow
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.

goat willow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.