Ciruelo Americano vs Ciruelo Silvestre

Prunus americana compared with Prunus spinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ciruelo Americano	Ciruelo Silvestre
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
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	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Prunus americana	Prunus spinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Ciruelo Americano and Ciruelo Silvestre share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Prunus. (Cherries & Plums)

Vista Genus: Prunus

Conservation Status

Ciruelo Americano

LC — Least Concern

Ciruelo Silvestre

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ciruelo Americano	Ciruelo Silvestre
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ciruelo Americano

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Ciruelo Silvestre

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Ciruelo Americano

The American Plum (Prunus americana) is a species in the genus Prunus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Ciruelo Silvestre

The Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) is a species in the genus Prunus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions, found across Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, and more.