Conch apple vs maracujá-açú

Passiflora maliformis compared with Passiflora alata

Key Differences

• Conch apple is Least Concern while maracujá-açú is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Conch apple	maracujá-açú
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family same	Passifloraceae	Passifloraceae
Genus same	Passiflora	Passiflora
Species	Passiflora maliformis	Passiflora alata

Evolutionary Relationship

Conch apple and maracujá-açú share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Passiflora.

Conservation Status

Conch apple

LC — Least Concern

maracujá-açú

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Conch apple	maracujá-açú
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Conch apple

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

maracujá-açú

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia