bananeira-de-Abissínia vs Livingston's banana

Ensete ventricosum compared with Ensete livingstonianum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bananeira-de-Abissínia	Livingston's banana
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family same	Musaceae	Musaceae
Genus same	Ensete	Ensete
Species	Ensete ventricosum	Ensete livingstonianum

Evolutionary Relationship

bananeira-de-Abissínia and Livingston's banana share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ensete.

Conservation Status

bananeira-de-Abissínia

LC — Least Concern

Livingston's banana

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bananeira-de-Abissínia	Livingston's banana
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bananeira-de-Abissínia

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, India, Portugal, and Sao Tome and Principe.

Livingston's banana

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Guinea.

bananeira-de-Abissínia

The Abyssinian Banana (Ensete ventricosum) is a species in the genus Ensete. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Brazil, Colombia, India, and 2 other countries, inhabiting grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.