Catkin Yew vs Monkey Apple

Amentotaxus argotaenia compared with Annona glabra

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Catkin Yew	Monkey Apple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Taxaceae	Annonaceae
Genus	Amentotaxus	Annona
Species	Amentotaxus argotaenia	Annona glabra

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Catkin Yew

NT — Near Threatened

Monkey Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Catkin Yew

Habitat

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

Monkey Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (6 countries), North America (Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.