Chinese Crab Apple vs Japanese Crab

Malus baccata compared with Malus floribunda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Crab Apple	Japanese Crab
Kingdom same	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
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 baccata	Malus floribunda

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Crab Apple and Japanese Crab share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Malus.

Conservation Status

Chinese Crab Apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Crab

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Crab Apple	Japanese Crab
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Crab Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Japanese Crab

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Turkey), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Chinese Crab Apple

The Chinese Crab Apple (Malus baccata) is a species in the genus Malus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇦🇲 Armenia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States