Bel Indien vs Cuscute des champs

Aegle marmelos compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Bel Indien is Near Threatened while Cuscute des champs is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bel Indien	Cuscute des champs
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Rutaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Aegle	Cuscuta
Species	Aegle marmelos	Cuscuta campestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Bel Indien and Cuscute des champs share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bel Indien

NT — Near Threatened

Cuscute des champs

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bel Indien	Cuscute des champs
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bel Indien

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Cuscute des champs

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Bel Indien

The Bael Fruit (Aegle marmelos) is a species in the genus Aegle. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environment.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste