Red Meranti vs Yellow Meranti

Shorea waltoni compared with Shorea gibbosa

Key Differences

• Red Meranti is Near Threatened while Yellow Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red Meranti	Yellow Meranti
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	Dipterocarpaceae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus same	Shorea	Shorea
Species	Shorea waltoni	Shorea gibbosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Red Meranti and Yellow Meranti share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Shorea.

Conservation Status

Red Meranti

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red Meranti	Yellow Meranti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Red Meranti

Habitat

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

Yellow Meranti

Habitat

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