algodão vs wild cotton

Gossypium barbadense compared with Gossypium armourianum

Key Differences

• algodão is Not Evaluated while wild cotton is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	algodão	wild cotton
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malvales (Malvales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family same	Malvaceae	Malvaceae
Genus same	Gossypium	Gossypium
Species	Gossypium barbadense	Gossypium armourianum

Evolutionary Relationship

algodão and wild cotton share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Gossypium.

Conservation Status

algodão

NE — Not Evaluated

wild cotton

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	algodão	wild cotton
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

algodão

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Turkey), Europe (Spain), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

wild cotton

Habitat

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