Beira vs lime prickly-ash

Dorcatragus megalotis compared with Zanthoxylum fagara

Key Differences

  • Beira is Vulnerable while lime prickly-ash is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beira lime prickly-ash
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Bovidae (Bovids) Rutaceae
Genus Dorcatragus Zanthoxylum
Species Dorcatragus megalotis Zanthoxylum fagara

Conservation Status

Beira

VU — Vulnerable

lime prickly-ash

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beira lime prickly-ash
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beira

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lime prickly-ash

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 Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

lime prickly-ash

No description available.

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