León vs Rafflesia

Panthera leo compared with Rafflesia arnoldii

Key Differences

• León is Vulnerable while Rafflesia is Endangered.
• León is carnivore while Rafflesia is parasite.
• León is 17.3x heavier than Rafflesia.
• León lives longer (15 years vs 5 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	León	Rafflesia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Panthera (Big Cats)	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Panthera leo	Rafflesia arnoldii

Conservation Status

León

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~23.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Rafflesia

EN — Endangered

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	León	Rafflesia
Diet	Carnivore	Parasite
Average Lifespan	15 years	5 years
Average Length	2.5 m	1.0 m
Average Weight	190.0 kg	11.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

León

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Rafflesia

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 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

León

El felino salvaje más grande de Africa, el león puede alcanzar hasta 250 kg y es el único félido social, viviendo en manadas en sabanas y praderas del Africa subsahariana. Los machos se distinguen por sus icónicas melenas. Como depredadores apicales, regulan las poblaciones de herbívoros y mantienen el equilibrio del ecosistema. Clasificado como Vulnerable debido a la pérdida de hábitat y el conflicto entre humanos y vida silvestre.

Rafflesia

Rafflesia arnoldii produce la flor individual mas grande del mundo, con hasta 1 metro de diametro. Es una planta parasita sin raices, tallos ni hojas.