Mountain Anoa vs slender thistle

Bubalus quarlesi compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Mountain Anoa is Endangered while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Anoa	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Bubalus	Carduus
Species	Bubalus quarlesi	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Mountain Anoa

EN — Endangered

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Anoa	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Anoa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.