Bali Shortcake vs Pencil flower

Acropora latistella compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bali Shortcake	Pencil flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Anthozoa	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scleractinia (Scleractinia)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Acroporidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Acropora	Stylosanthes
Species	Acropora latistella	Stylosanthes guianensis

Conservation Status

Bali Shortcake

LC — Least Concern

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bali Shortcake	Pencil flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bali Shortcake

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Pencil flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Bali Shortcake

The Bali Shortcake (Acropora latistella) is a species in the genus Acropora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.