gewöhnlicher Stinkbaum vs Yellow Sterculia

Sterculia foetida compared with Sterculia oblonga

Key Differences

• gewöhnlicher Stinkbaum is Not Evaluated while Yellow Sterculia is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gewöhnlicher Stinkbaum	Yellow Sterculia
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malvales (Malvenartige)	Malvales (Malvenartige)
Family same	Malvaceae	Malvaceae
Genus same	Sterculia	Sterculia
Species	Sterculia foetida	Sterculia oblonga

Evolutionary Relationship

gewöhnlicher Stinkbaum and Yellow Sterculia share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sterculia.

Conservation Status

gewöhnlicher Stinkbaum

NE — Not Evaluated

Yellow Sterculia

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gewöhnlicher Stinkbaum	Yellow Sterculia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

gewöhnlicher Stinkbaum

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, Taiwan, and United States.

Yellow Sterculia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.