Chinese Mallow vs Guemal

Malva verticillata compared with Hippocamelus bisulcus

Key Differences

• Chinese Mallow is Not Evaluated while Guemal is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mallow	Guemal
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Malvaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Malva	Hippocamelus
Species	Malva verticillata	Hippocamelus bisulcus

Conservation Status

Chinese Mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Guemal

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mallow	Guemal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (4 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Guemal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Mallow

The Chinese Mallow (Malva verticillata) is a species in the genus Malva. Native to Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Brazil.