Mountain Anoa vs Spotted Thistle

Bubalus quarlesi compared with Scolymus maculatus

Key Differences

• Mountain Anoa is Endangered while Spotted Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Anoa	Spotted 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	Scolymus
Species	Bubalus quarlesi	Scolymus maculatus

Conservation Status

Mountain Anoa

EN — Endangered

Spotted Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Anoa	Spotted Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Anoa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spotted Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).