Custard Apple vs Monkey Apple

Annona symphyocarpa compared with Annona glabra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Custard Apple	Monkey 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 symphyocarpa	Annona glabra

Evolutionary Relationship

Custard Apple and Monkey Apple share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Annona.

Conservation Status

Custard Apple

LC — Least Concern

Monkey Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Custard Apple	Monkey 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

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia