Bali Shortcake vs Slash pine

Acropora latistella compared with Pinus elliottii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bali Shortcake	Slash pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Anthozoa	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Scleractinia (Scleractinia)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Acroporidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Acropora	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Acropora latistella	Pinus elliottii

Conservation Status

Bali Shortcake

LC — Least Concern

Slash pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bali Shortcake	Slash pine
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.

Slash pine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Bangladesh, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

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.