Bitter Apple vs Catkin Yew

Solanum incanum compared with Amentotaxus argotaenia

Key Differences

• Bitter Apple is Least Concern while Catkin Yew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Apple	Catkin Yew
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Solanaceae	Taxaceae
Genus	Solanum	Amentotaxus
Species	Solanum incanum	Amentotaxus argotaenia

Evolutionary Relationship

Bitter Apple and Catkin Yew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bitter Apple

LC — Least Concern

Catkin Yew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Apple	Catkin Yew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Madagascar, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Catkin Yew

Habitat

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

Bitter Apple

The Bitter Apple (Solanum incanum) is a species in the genus Solanum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Af

Catkin Yew

The Catkin Yew (Amentotaxus argotaenia) is a species in the genus Amentotaxus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.