Matum vs Nyala

Aegle marmelos compared with Tragelaphus angasii

Key Differences

• Matum is Near Threatened while Nyala is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Matum	Nyala
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)	Artiodactyla (อันดับสัตว์กีบคู่)
Family	Rutaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Aegle	Tragelaphus
Species	Aegle marmelos	Tragelaphus angasii

Conservation Status

Matum

NT — Near Threatened

Nyala

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Matum	Nyala
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Matum

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.

Nyala

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.

Matum

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.