mountain-mahogany vs Sapele

Entandrophragma caudatum compared with Entandrophragma cylindricum

Key Differences

• mountain-mahogany is Least Concern while Sapele is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain-mahogany	Sapele
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)
Family same	Meliaceae	Meliaceae
Genus same	Entandrophragma	Entandrophragma
Species	Entandrophragma caudatum	Entandrophragma cylindricum

Evolutionary Relationship

mountain-mahogany and Sapele share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Entandrophragma.

Conservation Status

mountain-mahogany

LC — Least Concern

Sapele

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain-mahogany	Sapele
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain-mahogany

Habitat

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

Sapele

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.