Brazilian cat's ear vs Porcelle glabre

Hypochaeris chillensis compared with Hypochaeris glabra

Key Differences

• Brazilian cat's ear is Not Evaluated while Porcelle glabre is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian cat's ear	Porcelle glabre
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same	Hypochaeris	Hypochaeris
Species	Hypochaeris chillensis	Hypochaeris glabra

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian cat's ear and Porcelle glabre share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hypochaeris.

Conservation Status

Brazilian cat's ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Porcelle glabre

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian cat's ear	Porcelle glabre
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian cat's ear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, South Africa, Taiwan, and United States.

Porcelle glabre

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Brazilian cat's ear

The Brazilian cat's ear (Hypochaeris chillensis) is a species in the genus Hypochaeris. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States