Matum vs Rough-Tailed

Aegle marmelos compared with Bathytoshia centroura

Key Differences

• Matum is Near Threatened while Rough-Tailed is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Matum	Rough-Tailed
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)	Myliobatiformes (อันดับปลากระเบน)
Family	Rutaceae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Aegle	Bathytoshia
Species	Aegle marmelos	Bathytoshia centroura

Conservation Status

Matum

NT — Near Threatened

Rough-Tailed

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Matum	Rough-Tailed
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.

Rough-Tailed

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.