breadfruit vs Jackfruit

Artocarpus altilis compared with Artocarpus heterophyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	breadfruit	Jackfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (bitki)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family same	Moraceae	Moraceae
Genus same	Artocarpus	Artocarpus
Species	Artocarpus altilis	Artocarpus heterophyllus

Evolutionary Relationship

breadfruit and Jackfruit share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Artocarpus.

Conservation Status

breadfruit

NE — Not Evaluated

Jackfruit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	breadfruit	Jackfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

breadfruit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (6 countries), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Jackfruit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

breadfruit

The breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) is a species in the genus Artocarpus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 11 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇳 Brunei 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇲🇻 Maldives 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇬 Singapore