cotonnier d'Egypte vs cotonnier américain

Gossypium barbadense compared with Gossypium hirsutum

Key Differences

• cotonnier d'Egypte is Not Evaluated while cotonnier américain is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cotonnier d'Egypte	cotonnier américain
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malvales (Malvales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family same	Malvaceae	Malvaceae
Genus same	Gossypium	Gossypium
Species	Gossypium barbadense	Gossypium hirsutum

Evolutionary Relationship

cotonnier d'Egypte and cotonnier américain share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Gossypium.

Conservation Status

cotonnier d'Egypte

NE — Not Evaluated

cotonnier américain

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cotonnier d'Egypte	cotonnier américain
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cotonnier d'Egypte

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Turkey), Europe (Spain), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

cotonnier américain

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa, Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe 🇪🇸 Spain 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇺🇸 United States