eared willow vs weeping willow

Salix aurita compared with Salix babylonica

Key Differences

• eared willow is Least Concern while weeping willow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	eared willow	weeping willow
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family same	Salicaceae	Salicaceae
Genus same	Salix	Salix
Species	Salix aurita	Salix babylonica

Evolutionary Relationship

eared willow and weeping willow share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Salix.

Conservation Status

eared willow

LC — Least Concern

weeping willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	eared willow	weeping willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

eared willow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

weeping willow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji, Tonga), and South America (5 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States