'Ihi vs Markhor

Oxalis corniculata compared with Capra falconeri

Key Differences

• 'Ihi is Least Concern while Markhor is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	'Ihi	Markhor
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Oxalidaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Oxalis	Capra
Species	Oxalis corniculata	Capra falconeri

Conservation Status

'Ihi

LC — Least Concern

Markhor

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	'Ihi	Markhor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

'Ihi

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

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.