African wild ass vs Sieva bean

Equus africanus compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Key Differences

• African wild ass is Critically Endangered while Sieva bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African wild ass	Sieva bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Equidae (Horses & Zebras)	Fabaceae
Genus	Equus (Horses & Zebras)	Phaseolus
Species	Equus africanus	Phaseolus lunatus

Conservation Status

African wild ass

CR — Critically Endangered

Sieva bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African wild ass	Sieva bean
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.

Sieva bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.