Ciruela de Natal vs amatúngula

Carissa spinarum compared with Carissa macrocarpa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ciruela de Natal	amatúngula
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family same	Apocynaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus same	Carissa	Carissa
Species	Carissa spinarum	Carissa macrocarpa

Evolutionary Relationship

Ciruela de Natal and amatúngula share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Carissa.

Conservation Status

Ciruela de Natal

LC — Least Concern

amatúngula

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ciruela de Natal	amatúngula
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ciruela de Natal

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Guinea.

amatúngula

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Ciruela de Natal

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil