Maputaland Ordeal Tree vs Baagh

Erythrophleum lasianthum compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

• Maputaland Ordeal Tree is Near Threatened while Baagh is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Maputaland Ordeal Tree	Baagh
Kingdom	Plantae (पादप)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Carnivora (मांसाहारी गण)
Family	Fabaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Erythrophleum	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Erythrophleum lasianthum	Panthera tigris

Conservation Status

Maputaland Ordeal Tree

NT — Near Threatened

Baagh

EN — Endangered

Population: ~4.5K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Maputaland Ordeal Tree	Baagh
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	220.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Maputaland Ordeal Tree

Habitat

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

Baagh

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Baagh

The largest wild cat on Earth, tigers can exceed 300 kg and inhabit forests from the Russian Far East to Southeast Asia. Solitary ambush predators with distinctive orange and black striped coats that provide camouflage in dappled light. Critically endangered, with fewer than 4,000 remaining in the wild due to poaching and deforestation.