Crab Apple vs southern crab apple

Malus sylvestris compared with Malus angustifolia

Key Differences

• Crab Apple is Vulnerable while southern crab apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab Apple	southern crab apple
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order same	Rosales (อันดับกุหลาบ)	Rosales (อันดับกุหลาบ)
Family same	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus same	Malus	Malus
Species	Malus sylvestris	Malus angustifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab Apple and southern crab apple share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Malus.

Conservation Status

Crab Apple

VU — Vulnerable

southern crab apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab Apple	southern crab apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Yemen), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

southern crab apple

Habitat

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