Baishan Fir vs Monkey Apple

Abies beshanzuensis compared with Annona glabra

Key Differences

• Baishan Fir is Critically Endangered while Monkey Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baishan Fir	Monkey Apple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Pinaceae (Pine Family)	Annonaceae
Genus	Abies	Annona
Species	Abies beshanzuensis	Annona glabra

Evolutionary Relationship

Baishan Fir and Monkey Apple share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Baishan Fir

CR — Critically Endangered

Monkey Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baishan Fir	Monkey Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baishan Fir

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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).

Baishan Fir

The Baishan Fir (Abies beshanzuensis) is a species in the genus Abies. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.