plátano vs Kinabalu Mountain Banana

Musa acuminata compared with Musa monticola

Key Differences

• plátano is Not Evaluated while Kinabalu Mountain Banana is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	plátano	Kinabalu Mountain Banana
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family same	Musaceae	Musaceae
Genus same	Musa	Musa
Species	Musa acuminata	Musa monticola

Evolutionary Relationship

plátano and Kinabalu Mountain Banana share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Musa.

Conservation Status

plátano

NE — Not Evaluated

Kinabalu Mountain Banana

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	plátano	Kinabalu Mountain Banana
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

plátano

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Spain, Sweden), North America (Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru).

Kinabalu Mountain Banana

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.