Beira vs hooked-pepperwort

Dorcatragus megalotis compared with Marsilea vestita

Key Differences

• Beira is Vulnerable while hooked-pepperwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beira	hooked-pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Marsileaceae
Genus	Dorcatragus	Marsilea
Species	Dorcatragus megalotis	Marsilea vestita

Conservation Status

Beira

VU — Vulnerable

hooked-pepperwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beira	hooked-pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beira

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

hooked-pepperwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Beira

The Beira (Dorcatragus megalotis) is a species in the genus Dorcatragus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Dorcatragus megalotis.