cat's-claw vs cat's-claw

Uncaria guianensis compared with Uncaria tomentosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cat's-claw	cat's-claw
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family same	Rubiaceae	Rubiaceae
Genus same	Uncaria	Uncaria
Species	Uncaria guianensis	Uncaria tomentosa

Evolutionary Relationship

cat's-claw and cat's-claw share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Uncaria.

Conservation Status

cat's-claw

NE — Not Evaluated

cat's-claw

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cat's-claw	cat's-claw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cat's-claw

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

cat's-claw

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

cat's-claw

The Cat's-claw (Uncaria guianensis) is a species in the genus Uncaria. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

cat's-claw

The Cat's-claw (Uncaria tomentosa) is a species in the genus Uncaria. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia