Matum vs White Abalone

Aegle marmelos compared with Haliotis sorenseni

Key Differences

• Matum is Near Threatened while White Abalone is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Matum	White Abalone
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (มอลลัสกา)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Gastropoda (ชั้นแกสโทรโพดา)
Order	Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Rutaceae	Haliotidae
Genus	Aegle	Haliotis
Species	Aegle marmelos	Haliotis sorenseni

Conservation Status

Matum

NT — Near Threatened

White Abalone

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Matum	White Abalone
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.

White Abalone

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.