persimmon vs caqui de Virginia

Diospyros kaki compared with Diospyros virginiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	persimmon	caqui de Virginia
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Ericales (Ericales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family same	Ebenaceae	Ebenaceae
Genus same	Diospyros	Diospyros
Species	Diospyros kaki	Diospyros virginiana

Evolutionary Relationship

persimmon and caqui de Virginia share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Diospyros.

Conservation Status

persimmon

LC — Least Concern

caqui de Virginia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	persimmon	caqui de Virginia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

caqui de Virginia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, France, Israel, and Spain.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇫🇷 France 🇪🇸 Spain