Bush Maerua vs Mountain Anoa

Maerua cafra compared with Bubalus quarlesi

Key Differences

• Bush Maerua is Least Concern while Mountain Anoa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bush Maerua	Mountain Anoa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Capparaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Maerua	Bubalus
Species	Maerua cafra	Bubalus quarlesi

Conservation Status

Bush Maerua

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Anoa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bush Maerua	Mountain Anoa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bush Maerua

Habitat

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

Mountain Anoa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bush Maerua

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