hump coral vs mustard hill coral

Porites stephensoni compared with Porites astreoides

Key Differences

• hump coral is Near Threatened while mustard hill coral is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	hump coral	mustard hill coral
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class same	Anthozoa	Anthozoa
Order same	Scleractinia (Scleractinia)	Scleractinia (Scleractinia)
Family same	Poritidae	Poritidae
Genus same	Porites	Porites
Species	Porites stephensoni	Porites astreoides

Evolutionary Relationship

hump coral and mustard hill coral share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Porites.

Conservation Status

hump coral

NT — Near Threatened

mustard hill coral

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	hump coral	mustard hill coral
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

hump coral

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

mustard hill coral