Black Cherry vs Sweet cherry

Prunus serotina compared with Prunus avium

Key Differences

• Black Cherry is Not Evaluated while Sweet cherry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Cherry	Sweet cherry
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	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Prunus serotina	Prunus avium

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Cherry and Sweet cherry share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Prunus. (Cherries & Plums)

Conservation Status

Black Cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Sweet cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Cherry	Sweet cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (Armenia), Europe (28 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Colombia, Peru).

Sweet cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (12 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Peru).

Black Cherry

The Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) is a species in the genus Prunus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (Armenia), Europe (28 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Colombia, Peru).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 14 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇾 Belarus 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇪 Peru 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States