southern crab apple vs Sweet crab apple

Malus angustifolia compared with Malus coronaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	southern crab apple	Sweet crab apple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family same	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus same	Malus	Malus
Species	Malus angustifolia	Malus coronaria

Evolutionary Relationship

southern crab apple and Sweet crab apple share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Malus.

Conservation Status

southern crab apple

LC — Least Concern

Sweet crab apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	southern crab apple	Sweet crab apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

southern crab apple

Habitat

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

Sweet crab apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.