Custard Apple vs wild custard-apple

Annona reticulata compared with Annona senegalensis

Key Differences

• Custard Apple is Not Evaluated while wild custard-apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Custard Apple	wild custard-apple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family same	Annonaceae	Annonaceae
Genus same	Annona	Annona
Species	Annona reticulata	Annona senegalensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Custard Apple and wild custard-apple share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Annona.

Conservation Status

Custard Apple

NE — Not Evaluated

wild custard-apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Custard Apple	wild custard-apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Custard Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

wild custard-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Central African Republic, Comoros, Guinea, and Madagascar.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇲🇬 Madagascar