Broad-leaved Plum Yew vs Tigre

Cephalotaxus latifolia compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

• Broad-leaved Plum Yew is Near Threatened while Tigre is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-leaved Plum Yew	Tigre
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Pinales (Coniferales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Cephalotaxaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cephalotaxus	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Cephalotaxus latifolia	Panthera tigris

Conservation Status

Broad-leaved Plum Yew

NT — Near Threatened

Tigre

EN — Endangered

Population: ~4.5K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-leaved Plum Yew	Tigre
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	220.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-leaved Plum Yew

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Tigre

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Broad-leaved Plum Yew

The Broad-Leaved Plum Yew (Cephalotaxus latifolia) is a species in the genus Cephalotaxus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Tigre

El felino mas grande del mundo, el tigre puede superar los 300 kg y habita bosques desde el Extremo Oriente ruso hasta el Sudeste Asiatico. Es un depredador solitario de emboscada con su caracteristico pelaje naranja y negro a rayas que proporciona camuflaje entre la luz filtrada. Esta en Peligro Critico, con menos de 4.000 individuos que quedan en estado silvestre debido a la caza furtiva y la deforestacion.