Bali Shortcake vs Pyramidflower

Acropora latistella compared with Melochia pyramidata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bali Shortcake	Pyramidflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Anthozoa	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scleractinia (Scleractinia)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Acroporidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Acropora	Melochia
Species	Acropora latistella	Melochia pyramidata

Conservation Status

Bali Shortcake

LC — Least Concern

Pyramidflower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bali Shortcake	Pyramidflower
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.

Pyramidflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Seychelles), Asia (India, Timor-Leste), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), 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.