African Wild Cotton vs Upland cotton

Gossypium anomalum compared with Gossypium hirsutum

Key Differences

• African Wild Cotton is Near Threatened while Upland cotton is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Wild Cotton	Upland cotton
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order same	Malvales (อันดับชบา)	Malvales (อันดับชบา)
Family same	Malvaceae	Malvaceae
Genus same	Gossypium	Gossypium
Species	Gossypium anomalum	Gossypium hirsutum

Evolutionary Relationship

African Wild Cotton and Upland cotton share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Gossypium.

Conservation Status

African Wild Cotton

NT — Near Threatened

Upland cotton

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Wild Cotton	Upland cotton
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Wild Cotton

Habitat

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

Upland cotton

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa, Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

African Wild Cotton

The African Wild Cotton (Gossypium anomalum) is a species in the genus Gossypium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.