Gunpowder tree vs Kouprey

Melochia umbellata compared with Bos sauveli

Key Differences

• Gunpowder tree is Least Concern while Kouprey is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gunpowder tree	Kouprey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Malvaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Melochia	Bos (Cattle & Bison)
Species	Melochia umbellata	Bos sauveli

Conservation Status

Gunpowder tree

LC — Least Concern

Kouprey

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gunpowder tree	Kouprey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gunpowder tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and United States.

Kouprey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.