Edible banana vs Ba Jiao Hong

Musa acuminata compared with Musa coccinea

Key Differences

• Edible banana is Not Evaluated while Ba Jiao Hong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Edible banana	Ba Jiao Hong
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class same	Liliopsida (百合纲)	Liliopsida (百合纲)
Order same	Zingiberales (姜目)	Zingiberales (姜目)
Family same	Musaceae	Musaceae
Genus same	Musa	Musa
Species	Musa acuminata	Musa coccinea

Evolutionary Relationship

Edible banana and Ba Jiao Hong share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Musa.

Conservation Status

Edible banana

NE — Not Evaluated

Ba Jiao Hong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Edible banana	Ba Jiao Hong
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Edible banana

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Spain, Sweden), North America (Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru).

Ba Jiao Hong

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Comoros, and Costa Rica. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇷 Costa Rica