Chinese Crab Apple vs Holzapfel

Malus baccata compared with Malus sylvestris

Key Differences

Chinese Crab Apple is Not Evaluated while Holzapfel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Crab Apple	Holzapfel
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	Malus	Malus
Species	Malus baccata	Malus sylvestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Crab Apple and Holzapfel share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Malus.

Ansehen Genus: Malus

Conservation Status

Chinese Crab Apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Holzapfel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Crab Apple	Holzapfel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Crab Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Holzapfel

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Yemen), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chinese Crab Apple

The Chinese Crab Apple (Malus baccata) is a species in the genus Malus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.