Bael Fruit vs Red-faced Cormorant

Aegle marmelos compared with Phalacrocorax urile

Key Differences

• Bael Fruit is Near Threatened while Red-faced Cormorant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bael Fruit	Red-faced Cormorant
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Rutaceae	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Aegle	Phalacrocorax
Species	Aegle marmelos	Phalacrocorax urile

Conservation Status

Bael Fruit

NT — Near Threatened

Red-faced Cormorant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bael Fruit	Red-faced Cormorant
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.

Red-faced Cormorant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.