African wild ass vs Rootless Duckweed

Equus africanus compared with Wolffia arrhiza

Key Differences

• African wild ass is Critically Endangered while Rootless Duckweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African wild ass	Rootless Duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Equidae (Horses & Zebras)	Araceae
Genus	Equus (Horses & Zebras)	Wolffia
Species	Equus africanus	Wolffia arrhiza

Conservation Status

African wild ass

CR — Critically Endangered

Rootless Duckweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African wild ass	Rootless Duckweed
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.

Rootless Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.