Cape Box vs Mountain Anoa

Buxus macowanii compared with Bubalus quarlesi

Key Differences

• Cape Box is Least Concern while Mountain Anoa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Box	Mountain Anoa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Buxales (Buxales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Buxaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Buxus	Bubalus
Species	Buxus macowanii	Bubalus quarlesi

Conservation Status

Cape Box

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Anoa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Box	Mountain Anoa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Box

Habitat

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

Mountain Anoa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cape Box

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