black-fruit cotoneaster vs Cooper's Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster laxiflorus compared with Cotoneaster cooperi

Key Differences

• black-fruit cotoneaster is Vulnerable while Cooper's Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-fruit cotoneaster	Cooper's Cotoneaster
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family same	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus same	Cotoneaster	Cotoneaster
Species	Cotoneaster laxiflorus	Cotoneaster cooperi

Evolutionary Relationship

black-fruit cotoneaster and Cooper's Cotoneaster share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cotoneaster.

Conservation Status

black-fruit cotoneaster

VU — Vulnerable

Cooper's Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-fruit cotoneaster	Cooper's Cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-fruit cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Cooper's Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

black-fruit cotoneaster

The Black-Fruit Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster laxiflorus) is a species in the genus Cotoneaster. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.