pommier vs Iowa crab apple

Malus sylvestris compared with Malus ioensis

Key Differences

• pommier is Vulnerable while Iowa crab apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pommier	Iowa crab apple
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 sylvestris	Malus ioensis

Evolutionary Relationship

pommier and Iowa crab apple share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Malus.

Conservation Status

pommier

VU — Vulnerable

Iowa crab apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pommier	Iowa crab apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Iowa crab apple

Habitat

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