Mountain Anoa vs Natal plum

Bubalus quarlesi compared with Carissa macrocarpa

Key Differences

• Mountain Anoa is Endangered while Natal plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Anoa	Natal plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Bubalus	Carissa
Species	Bubalus quarlesi	Carissa macrocarpa

Conservation Status

Mountain Anoa

EN — Endangered

Natal plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Anoa	Natal plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Anoa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Natal plum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).