Blaaubok vs Elephant Apple

Hippotragus leucophaeus compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Blaaubok is Extinct while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blaaubok	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Hippotragus	Dillenia
Species	Hippotragus leucophaeus	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Blaaubok

EX — Extinct

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blaaubok	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blaaubok

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

Blaaubok

The Blaaubok (Hippotragus leucophaeus) is a species in the genus Hippotragus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.