African Mahogany vs mountain-mahogany

Entandrophragma angolense compared with Entandrophragma caudatum

Key Differences

• African Mahogany is Near Threatened while mountain-mahogany is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Mahogany	mountain-mahogany
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family same	Meliaceae	Meliaceae
Genus same	Entandrophragma	Entandrophragma
Species	Entandrophragma angolense	Entandrophragma caudatum

Evolutionary Relationship

African Mahogany and mountain-mahogany share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Entandrophragma.

Conservation Status

African Mahogany

NT — Near Threatened

mountain-mahogany

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Mahogany	mountain-mahogany
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Mahogany

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

mountain-mahogany

Habitat

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

African Mahogany

The African Mahogany (Entandrophragma angolense) is a species in the genus Entandrophragma. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populatio.