dwarf spindle vs Japanese spindletree

Euonymus nanus compared with Euonymus japonicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dwarf spindle	Japanese spindletree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Celastrales (Celastrales)	Celastrales (Celastrales)
Family same	Celastraceae	Celastraceae
Genus same	Euonymus	Euonymus
Species	Euonymus nanus	Euonymus japonicus

Evolutionary Relationship

dwarf spindle and Japanese spindletree share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Euonymus.

Conservation Status

dwarf spindle

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese spindletree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dwarf spindle	Japanese spindletree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

dwarf spindle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

Japanese spindletree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden