Burdock Conch vs Cook's Holly

Aethes rubigana compared with Ilex cookii

Key Differences

• Burdock Conch is Least Concern while Cook's Holly is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burdock Conch	Cook's Holly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Tortricidae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Aethes	Ilex
Species	Aethes rubigana	Ilex cookii

Conservation Status

Burdock Conch

LC — Least Concern

Cook's Holly

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burdock Conch	Cook's Holly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burdock Conch

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Cook's Holly

Habitat

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

Burdock Conch

The Burdock Conch (Aethes rubigana) is a species in the genus Aethes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.