Downy Cherry vs Sweet cherry

Prunus tomentosa compared with Prunus avium

Key Differences

• Downy Cherry is Not Evaluated while Sweet cherry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Cherry	Sweet cherry
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	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus same	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Prunus tomentosa	Prunus avium

Evolutionary Relationship

Downy Cherry and Sweet cherry share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Prunus. (Cherries & Plums)

Conservation Status

Downy Cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Sweet cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Cherry	Sweet cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Downy Cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Sweet cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (12 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Peru).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States