Big-Fruit Hawthorn vs Oriental Hawthorn

Crataegus macrosperma compared with Crataegus orientalis

Key Differences

• Big-Fruit Hawthorn is Least Concern while Oriental Hawthorn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Fruit Hawthorn	Oriental Hawthorn
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Rosales (Rosenartige)	Rosales (Rosenartige)
Family same	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus same	Crataegus	Crataegus
Species	Crataegus macrosperma	Crataegus orientalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-Fruit Hawthorn and Oriental Hawthorn share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Crataegus.

Conservation Status

Big-Fruit Hawthorn

LC — Least Concern

Oriental Hawthorn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Fruit Hawthorn	Oriental Hawthorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-Fruit Hawthorn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Oriental Hawthorn

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Big-Fruit Hawthorn

The Big-Fruit Hawthorn (Crataegus macrosperma) is a species in the genus Crataegus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.