Carolina willow vs Cricket-Bat Willow

Salix caroliniana compared with Salix alba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carolina willow	Cricket-Bat Willow
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family same	Salicaceae	Salicaceae
Genus same	Salix	Salix
Species	Salix caroliniana	Salix alba

Evolutionary Relationship

Carolina willow and Cricket-Bat Willow share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Salix.

Conservation Status

Carolina willow

LC — Least Concern

Cricket-Bat Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carolina willow	Cricket-Bat Willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carolina willow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.

Cricket-Bat Willow

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Libya), Asia (Yemen), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Carolina willow

The Carolina Willow (Salix caroliniana) is a species in the genus Salix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.