achacha vs Lesser Cachalot

Garcinia gardneriana compared with Kogia breviceps

Key Differences

• achacha is Least Concern while Lesser Cachalot is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	achacha	Lesser Cachalot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Clusiaceae	Kogiidae
Genus	Garcinia	Kogia
Species	Garcinia gardneriana	Kogia breviceps

Conservation Status

achacha

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Cachalot

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	achacha	Lesser Cachalot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

achacha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Brazil.

Lesser Cachalot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

achacha

The achacha (Garcinia gardneriana) is a species in the genus Garcinia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Brazil, inhabiting diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.