Monkey Apple vs Soursop

Annona glabra compared with Annona muricata

Key Differences

• Monkey Apple is Least Concern while Soursop is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Monkey Apple	Soursop
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 glabra	Annona muricata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Monkey Apple

LC — Least Concern

Soursop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Monkey Apple	Soursop
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Soursop

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 10 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇮🇳 India 🇲🇻 Maldives 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇵🇼 Palau 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇻🇳 Vietnam