Mexican cedar vs Mountain Gazelle

Cedrela odorata compared with Gazella gazella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Mexican cedar Mountain Gazelle
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family Meliaceae Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus Cedrela Gazella
Species Cedrela odorata Gazella gazella

Conservation Status

Mexican cedar

EN — Endangered

Mountain Gazelle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Mexican cedar Mountain Gazelle
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican cedar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (Taiwan), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Mountain Gazelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican cedar

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Mountain Gazelle

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