Boxthorn vs Mountain Anoa

Lycium shawii compared with Bubalus quarlesi

Key Differences

• Boxthorn is Least Concern while Mountain Anoa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boxthorn	Mountain Anoa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Solanaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Lycium	Bubalus
Species	Lycium shawii	Bubalus quarlesi

Conservation Status

Boxthorn

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Anoa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boxthorn	Mountain Anoa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boxthorn

Habitat

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

Mountain Anoa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Boxthorn

The Boxthorn (Lycium shawii) is a species in the genus Lycium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.