Elephant Jack vs Jackfruit

Artocarpus tamaran compared with Artocarpus heterophyllus

Key Differences

• Elephant Jack is Vulnerable while Jackfruit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Jack	Jackfruit
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	Moraceae	Moraceae
Genus same	Artocarpus	Artocarpus
Species	Artocarpus tamaran	Artocarpus heterophyllus

Evolutionary Relationship

Elephant Jack and Jackfruit share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Artocarpus.

Conservation Status

Elephant Jack

VU — Vulnerable

Jackfruit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Jack	Jackfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elephant Jack

Habitat

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

Jackfruit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).