Big-Fruit Hawthorn vs Mediterranean-medlar

Crataegus macrosperma compared with Crataegus azarolus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Fruit Hawthorn	Mediterranean-medlar
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family same	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus same	Crataegus	Crataegus
Species	Crataegus macrosperma	Crataegus azarolus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-Fruit Hawthorn and Mediterranean-medlar share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Crataegus.

Conservation Status

Big-Fruit Hawthorn

LC — Least Concern

Mediterranean-medlar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Fruit Hawthorn	Mediterranean-medlar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-Fruit Hawthorn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Mediterranean-medlar

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Big-Fruit Hawthorn

The Big-Fruit Hawthorn (Crataegus macrosperma) is a species in the genus Crataegus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.