Pommier du hou-pei vs pommier

Malus hupehensis compared with Malus sylvestris

Key Differences

• Pommier du hou-pei is Least Concern while pommier is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pommier du hou-pei	pommier
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
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	Malus	Malus
Species	Malus hupehensis	Malus sylvestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Pommier du hou-pei and pommier share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Malus.

Conservation Status

Pommier du hou-pei

LC — Least Concern

pommier

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pommier du hou-pei	pommier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pommier du hou-pei

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Italy, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and United States.

pommier

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Yemen), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Pommier du hou-pei

The Chinese crab apple (Malus hupehensis) is a species in the genus Malus. 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 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇺🇸 United States