Bael Fruit vs Northern Carmine Bee-eater

Aegle marmelos compared with Merops nubicus

Key Differences

• Bael Fruit is Near Threatened while Northern Carmine Bee-eater is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bael Fruit	Northern Carmine Bee-eater
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)
Family	Rutaceae	Meropidae
Genus	Aegle	Merops
Species	Aegle marmelos	Merops nubicus

Conservation Status

Bael Fruit

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Carmine Bee-eater

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bael Fruit	Northern Carmine Bee-eater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bael Fruit

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Northern Carmine Bee-eater

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Poland, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

Bael Fruit

The Bael Fruit (Aegle marmelos) is a species in the genus Aegle. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environment.