'Ihi vs Nubian Ibex

Oxalis corniculata compared with Capra nubiana

Key Differences

• 'Ihi is Least Concern while Nubian Ibex is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	'Ihi	Nubian Ibex
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 nubiana

Conservation Status

'Ihi

LC — Least Concern

Nubian Ibex

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	'Ihi	Nubian Ibex
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).

Nubian Ibex

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Mexico. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇲🇽 Mexico