Addax vs Curved Goldendrop

Addax nasomaculatus compared with Onosma arcuata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Addax	Curved Goldendrop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Boraginaceae
Genus	Addax	Onosma
Species	Addax nasomaculatus	Onosma arcuata

Conservation Status

Addax

CR — Critically Endangered

Curved Goldendrop

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Addax	Curved Goldendrop
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Addax

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in South Africa. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Curved Goldendrop

Habitat

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

Addax

The Addax (Addax nasomaculatus) is a species in the genus Addax. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic rea.