Bael Fruit vs Spathulate Botrychium

Aegle marmelos compared with Botrychium spathulatum

Key Differences

• Bael Fruit is Near Threatened while Spathulate Botrychium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bael Fruit	Spathulate Botrychium
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)
Order	Sapindales (ムクロジ目)	Ophioglossales (ハナヤスリ目)
Family	Rutaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Aegle	Botrychium
Species	Aegle marmelos	Botrychium spathulatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bael Fruit and Spathulate Botrychium share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (植物)

Conservation Status

Bael Fruit

NT — Near Threatened

Spathulate Botrychium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bael Fruit	Spathulate Botrychium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bael Fruit

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.

Spathulate Botrychium

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Bael Fruit

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.