Border Privet vs Japanese privet

Ligustrum obtusifolium compared with Ligustrum japonicum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Border Privet	Japanese privet
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family same	Oleaceae	Oleaceae
Genus same	Ligustrum	Ligustrum
Species	Ligustrum obtusifolium	Ligustrum japonicum

Evolutionary Relationship

Border Privet and Japanese privet share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ligustrum.

Conservation Status

Border Privet

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese privet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Border Privet	Japanese privet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Border Privet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

Japanese privet

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, Libya, South Africa), Asia (Armenia, Georgia, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Border Privet

The Border Privet (Ligustrum obtusifolium) is a species in the genus Ligustrum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States