Lowveld Star-chestnut vs Yellow Sterculia

Sterculia murex compared with Sterculia oblonga

Key Differences

• Lowveld Star-chestnut is Least Concern while Yellow Sterculia is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lowveld Star-chestnut	Yellow Sterculia
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malvales (Malvales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family same	Malvaceae	Malvaceae
Genus same	Sterculia	Sterculia
Species	Sterculia murex	Sterculia oblonga

Evolutionary Relationship

Lowveld Star-chestnut and Yellow Sterculia share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sterculia.

Conservation Status

Lowveld Star-chestnut

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Sterculia

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lowveld Star-chestnut	Yellow Sterculia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lowveld Star-chestnut

Habitat

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

Yellow Sterculia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.