African wild ass vs Ferny Azolla

Equus africanus compared with Azolla pinnata

Key Differences

• African wild ass is Critically Endangered while Ferny Azolla is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African wild ass	Ferny Azolla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Equidae (Horses & Zebras)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Equus (Horses & Zebras)	Azolla
Species	Equus africanus	Azolla pinnata

Conservation Status

African wild ass

CR — Critically Endangered

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African wild ass	Ferny Azolla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African wild ass

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

African wild ass

The African wild ass (Equus africanus) is a species in the genus Equus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.