Marmelos vs Hainan Gymnure

Aegle marmelos compared with Neohylomys hainanensis

Key Differences

• Marmelos is Near Threatened while Hainan Gymnure is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marmelos	Hainan Gymnure
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Rutaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Aegle	Neohylomys
Species	Aegle marmelos	Neohylomys hainanensis

Conservation Status

Marmelos

NT — Near Threatened

Hainan Gymnure

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marmelos	Hainan Gymnure
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marmelos

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Hainan Gymnure

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marmelos

The Bael Fruit (Aegle marmelos) is a species in the genus Aegle. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environment.