hooked-pepperwort vs Markhor

Marsilea vestita compared with Capra falconeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	hooked-pepperwort	Markhor
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Marsileaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Marsilea	Capra
Species	Marsilea vestita	Capra falconeri

Conservation Status

hooked-pepperwort

NT — Near Threatened

Markhor

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	hooked-pepperwort	Markhor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

hooked-pepperwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Markhor

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.