Baishan Fir vs Stinking Hawk's-beard

Abies beshanzuensis compared with Crepis foetida

Key Differences

• Baishan Fir is Critically Endangered while Stinking Hawk's-beard is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baishan Fir	Stinking Hawk's-beard
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pinaceae (Pine Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Abies	Crepis
Species	Abies beshanzuensis	Crepis foetida

Evolutionary Relationship

Baishan Fir and Stinking Hawk's-beard share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Baishan Fir

CR — Critically Endangered

Stinking Hawk's-beard

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baishan Fir	Stinking Hawk's-beard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baishan Fir

Habitat

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

Stinking Hawk's-beard

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.