Beira vs Monkey Apple

Dorcatragus megalotis compared with Annona glabra

Key Differences

• Beira is Vulnerable while Monkey Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beira	Monkey Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)	Magnoliales (モクレン目)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Annonaceae
Genus	Dorcatragus	Annona
Species	Dorcatragus megalotis	Annona glabra

Conservation Status

Beira

VU — Vulnerable

Monkey Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beira	Monkey Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beira

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Monkey Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (6 countries), North America (Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Beira

The Beira (Dorcatragus megalotis) is a species in the genus Dorcatragus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Dorcatragus megalotis.