maracujá-açu vs maracujá-açú

Passiflora quadrangularis compared with Passiflora alata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracujá-açu	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 quadrangularis	Passiflora alata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

maracujá-açu

NE — Not Evaluated

maracujá-açú

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracujá-açu	maracujá-açú
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

maracujá-açu

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, United Kingdom), North America (Bahamas, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, 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 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia