African locust-bean vs Guemal

Parkia biglobosa compared with Hippocamelus bisulcus

Key Differences

• African locust-bean is Least Concern while Guemal is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African locust-bean	Guemal
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Fabaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Parkia	Hippocamelus
Species	Parkia biglobosa	Hippocamelus bisulcus

Conservation Status

African locust-bean

LC — Least Concern

Guemal

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African locust-bean	Guemal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African locust-bean

Habitat

Inhabits mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, and Trinidad and Tobago.

Guemal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African locust-bean

The African locust-bean (Parkia biglobosa) is a species in the genus Parkia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.