pigeon-plum vs Red Wood

Coccoloba diversifolia compared with Coccoloba swartzii

Key Differences

• pigeon-plum is Least Concern while Red Wood is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pigeon-plum	Red Wood
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family same	Polygonaceae	Polygonaceae
Genus same	Coccoloba	Coccoloba
Species	Coccoloba diversifolia	Coccoloba swartzii

Evolutionary Relationship

pigeon-plum and Red Wood share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Coccoloba.

Conservation Status

pigeon-plum

LC — Least Concern

Red Wood

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pigeon-plum	Red Wood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

pigeon-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.

Red Wood

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇺 Cuba