Bael Fruit vs waterbuck

Aegle marmelos compared with Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Key Differences

• Bael Fruit is Near Threatened while waterbuck is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bael Fruit	waterbuck
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Rutaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Aegle	Kobus
Species	Aegle marmelos	Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Conservation Status

Bael Fruit

NT — Near Threatened

waterbuck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bael Fruit	waterbuck
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.

waterbuck

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.

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.