Custard Apple vs Soursop

Annona symphyocarpa compared with Annona muricata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Custard 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 symphyocarpa	Annona muricata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Custard Apple

LC — Least Concern

Soursop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Custard Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia