Walnut vs Walnuts

Juglans regia compared with Juglans pyriformis

Key Differences

• Walnut is Least Concern while Walnuts is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Walnut	Walnuts
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family same	Juglandaceae	Juglandaceae
Genus same	Juglans	Juglans
Species	Juglans regia	Juglans pyriformis

Evolutionary Relationship

Walnut and Walnuts share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Juglans.

Conservation Status

Walnut

LC — Least Concern

Walnuts

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Walnut	Walnuts
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Walnut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (6 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Walnuts

Habitat

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