Blackthorn vs Bullace Plum

Prunus spinosa compared with Prunus domestica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn	Bullace Plum
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 spinosa	Prunus domestica

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn and Bullace Plum share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Prunus. (Cherries & Plums)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn

LC — Least Concern

Bullace Plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn	Bullace Plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackthorn

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Bullace Plum

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

Blackthorn

The Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) is a species in the genus Prunus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions, found across Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, and more.

Bullace Plum

The Bullace Plum (Prunus domestica) is a species in the genus Prunus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic rea

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 12 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States